# The Prodigal Son (3rd Plate)

By [Alphonse Legros](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/alphonse-legros.md>), c. 1857–1911.

## Details

- Medium: drypoint
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.304>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![A kneeling man leans forward toward the ground beside grasses and bushes.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-442ecf6756ee436c/full.jpg?v=531fdf1595f3c0060e8801ac8d8238b9b2ff24e0b7d0f94b949756cf4388bbbe>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1945.304. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection. CC0 Open Access.
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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