The Prodigal Son in misery, Robert Dighton, 1792

The young man, ragged and melancholy, sits outside a pigsty holding some of the pea-pods from a heap at which two pigs are guzzling. Behind is a large tree and (right) a distant village church. 1792 mezzotint with hand-colouring. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 352 mm; Width: 252 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Prodigal Son in misery (BM 1935,0522.3.40)