De verlore zoon, Philippus Jacobus Brepols, between 1817 and 1833

Cent print with 5 x 4 framed woodcuts, with images of a young man asking for his share of his child and leaving the parental home. He blows his money and has to eat with the pigs. He then asks his father for mercy and is accepted back into grace by his father and eldest brother. Contains two-line rhyming captions in dutch and french. Object Type: Catchpenny print. Date: between 1817 and 1833. Place of creation: Turnhout. Dimensions: height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 34 cm (13.3 in). Medium: woodcut print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. De verlore zoon-Catchpenny print-Borms 0127