Lot Essay
Perhaps a study for the figure in the background of The Return of the Prodigal Son, the last in the series of six paintings from the Beit Collection now owned by the National Gallery of Ireland
Details
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)
A Shepherd Boy
with inscription 'Bartolome Murillo.fat.'; black chalk, on blue paper
5 1/2 x 3 5/8in. 139 x 91mm.
A Shepherd Boy
with inscription 'Bartolome Murillo.fat.'; black chalk, on blue paper
5 1/2 x 3 5/8in. 139 x 91mm.