The Ungrateful Son, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1770
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The Ungrateful Son

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805)

c. 1770

Medium
red chalk on brown laid paper with framing line in black ink
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 42.7 x 33.1 cm (16 13/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift in memory of Douglas Huntly Gordon and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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