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The Prodigal Son: The Fatted Calf (L’enfant prodigue: le veau gras)

1881

James Tissot

(French, 1836–1902)
Culture
France
Medium
etching
Measurements
Image: 27.3 x 37.1 cm (10 3/4 x 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 45.7 x 57.8 cm (18 x 22 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer 2016.250
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented etching in black ink depicts people with light skin tones under a wooden pavilion beside a river. On our left, figures sit around a table draped in white, a dog leaning against a woman. An older man turns to face a younger man sitting on a ledge. One person peers through a leafy lattice. On our far right, three men stand in the water. Fine, dense lines shade the scene.

The Prodigal Son: The Fatted Calf (L’enfant prodigue: le veau gras)

1881

James Tissot

(French, 1836–1902)
France

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