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Frontispiece,
1881
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902
2013-114 a
Although the Parisian artist Tissot is best known for his depictions of fashionably dressed women and scenes of modern urban life, much of his later work is religious. His five Prodigal Son etchings, related to a painted series created toward the end of his stay in London, bridge these two interests by placing the biblical narrative of sin and redemption within a distinctly contemporary setting. The frontispiece reveals a well-worn Bible, open to an abbreviated text of the parable from the Gospel of Saint Luke, with headings corresponding to the titles of the four scenes that follow.
Information
Title
Frontispiece
Dates
1881
Maker
Medium
Etching printed in brownish-black ink
Dimensions
plate: 35.3 x 45.2 cm. (13 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
sheet: 51 x 62.9 cm. (20 1/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Felton Gibbons Fund
Object Number
2013-114 a
Place Made
Europe, England, London
Inscription
Printed in plate, lower right corner: Invented, / Painted & / Etched / by J. J. TISSOT, / 1881. / 17. Grove End Rd. St. John’s Wood, / LONDON.
Reference Numbers
Béraldi 132.48; Wentworth 57
Materials
Techniques
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Henri Béraldi, "Volume 12," Les graveurs du XIXe siècle (Paris: L. Conquet, 1892).
, no. 52, p. 132 - Michael Justin Wentworth, James Tissot: catalogue raisonné of his prints, (Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1978)., no. 61
- "Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2013," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 73 (2014): p. 37-64., p. 56, p. 57 (illus.)
