The Fatted Calf

1882

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

The image shows a group of people seated at a table outdoors under a shaded canopy. One figure with his back to the viewer is turned towards another person kneeling outside the pavilion. The kneeling person has short hair, a moustache, and is looking up towards the table. At the table, a man with a moustache is holding a carving knife and a fork. Three other figures are seated at the table, one facing directly towards the viewer. A dog is resting beside the table, looking towards the individuals. The environment includes trees with dense foliage and a body of water in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.2 x 37.5 cm (12 5/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 47 x 58.5 cm (18 1/2 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.45.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 61, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Prodigal Son

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi 52.

1886

  • Tissot 1886, 63.

1968

  • Tissot: A Retrospective Exhibition, Providence-Toronto, 1968, 78.

1978

  • Wentworth, Michael Justin. James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonne of His Prints. Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1978.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: No. IV / THE FATTED CALF: lower left in plate: J.J. Tissot / 1881 (corresponds to execution date of painting)

Watermarks

Van Gelder (partial) (refutes Wentworth, p.20)

Wikidata ID

Q74067496

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