Lot 304
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AMOS DOOLITTLE

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AMOS DOOLITTLE

The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony; The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots; The Prodigal Son in Misery; and The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father (Fowble 353-6)

the set of four etchings and stipple engravings with hand-coloring, 1814, on laid paper, published by Shelton & Kensett, Connecticut, with trimmed margins, several repaired tears, The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots with the top right corner reattached, The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony with the bottom right corner reattached, staining and creasing showing mostly on the reverse, other minor defects
all approximately P. 13 1/2 x 10in. (343 x 254mm.)the set (4)

Lot Essay

Only a few complete sets are known. Instead of Eighteenth-century England, Doolittle chose a more contemporary setting for this allegory. His characters are seen in interiors whose background elements were taken from several prominent Connecticut homes.