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The Return from the series The Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Return from the series The Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Return from the series The Parable of the Prodigal Son

The Return from the series The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Artist James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902)
Date1882
CultureFrench
MediumEtching on J. Whatman wove paper
Statefirst state, before letters and texts
DimensionsImage: 27.1 × 37.2 cm (10 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.) Platemark: 31.2 × 37.2 cm (12 5/16 × 14 5/8 in.) Sheet: 50.3 × 62.2 cm (19 13/16 × 24 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Richard R. Seidel Acquisition Fund for American and European Art and the Class of 1937 Acquisition Fund
Object number2018.007.001.04
Exhibition History- Intimate Details: Prints by James Tissot, 10/05/2019-03/29/2020, Zimmerli Art Museum, Volpe Gallery
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