Slide set: The prodigal son (story: Theobald & Co., 12 slides, in/before 1897)
Theobald & Co., England
James Hamilton and H.C. Selous, The parable of the prodigal son (London: J. Nisbet & Co., 1867)
‘The prodigal son’ in Readings in prose and verse
see generic title The prodigal son (generic set title – 13 different versions are known)
SELOUS, H.C. (1803-1890) – creator of source image(s), slides 2-12
The slide titles are adapted from the text of the reading; the slides themselves carry no titles.
The images for Slides 2-12 are based on the illustrations by H.C. Selous to James Hamilton's 1867 version of the story, but were redrawn for the slides.
1 slide known to exist in private collection
12 slides known to exist in private collection
8 slides in March and District Museum Collection
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 25 July 2020
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