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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.618
People
James Tissot, French (Nantes, France 1836 - 1902 Buillon Abbey, near Besançon)
Title
The Return
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. III
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1881-1882
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/382760

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 31 × 37.4 cm (12 3/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 44.1 × 56.8 cm (17 3/8 × 22 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, graphite: 61
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: 15
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 6616/2665
  • watermark: center of right half of sheet: PA / C in shield

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Possibly [Vente Tissot, Hotel Drouot, Paris, July 9-10, 1903, lot 113]. [Jan Johnson Old Master & Modern Prints Inc., Chambly, Québec] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii (working proof)
Standard Reference Number
Béraldi 51; Wentworth 60

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, George R. Nutter Fund
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.618
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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