The Return of the Prodigal Son — Simeon Solomon

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Artist: Simeon Solomon
Date: 1857
Location: William Morris Gallery

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Simeon Solomon

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Further Works by Solomon

Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Melchizedek Blesses Abram, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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