Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Doré

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Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Parable in which a younger son requested his portion of the family property and left home for a distant country. Having squandered everything, he found himself poverty stricken and starving in a country hit by famine. He decides to return home and beg his father's forgiveness. From the Bible (Luke Chapter 15 verse 20). (London, 1865-1866).

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