The Prodigal Son

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Artist/Maker	Forseth, Einar (artist)
Place of origin	Sweden (made)

Cartoon for stained glass depicting the Prodigal Son. Signed 'Einer For' and inscribed on the back 'Frövi' and 'Förl. son'.

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Categories	Prints Stained Glass Designs
Object type	Stained glass design
Title	The Prodigal Son (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Body colour Body Colour
Brief description	Design for stained glass in Frovi Church, near Orebro, Sweden by Einar Forseth. 1952.
Physical description	Cartoon for stained glass depicting the Prodigal Son. Signed 'Einer For' and inscribed on the back 'Frövi' and 'Förl. son'.
Dimensions	Height: 73.34cm Width: 67.95cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions	'Einer For' (Signed) 'Frövi' (Inscribed on the back) 'Förl. son' (Inscribed on the back)
Subject depicted	Parable of the Prodigal Son
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963 Einar Forseth - the Swedish painter; ... an exhibition ... drawings and cartoons for stained glass mosaics and tapestries, May 1956. London, Building Centre, 1956 no. 23
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.356-1956

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1110539/the-prodigal-son-stained-glass-design-forseth-einar/

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