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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.51.2
People
James Tissot, French (Nantes, France 1836 - 1902 Buillon Abbey, near Besançon)
Title
The Departure
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Parable of the Prodigal Son (1 of 4)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1881
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/316338

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2700, European and American Art, 19th century, Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century
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Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 31 x 37.4 cm (12 3/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 50.5 x 61.8 cm (19 7/8 x 24 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r. J.J. Tissot 1881
  • caption: l.c., etched text: l.l.:

    V.11 And he said. A certain man had two sons:
    V.12 And the younger of the said to his

    l.c.:

    No. I
    THE DEPARTURE

    l.r.:

    father, Father, give me the portion of
    goods that falleth to me. And he divided
    unto them his living.
  • watermark: m.l. (Van Gelder paper): [VAN] GELDER

    shield with a fleur-de-lis and VGZ monogram

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii
Standard Reference Number
Tissot 63

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.51.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/28/2024 - 03/03/2025

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