The Return

1882

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

This is a drawing of a nautical scene with livestock and people aboard a ship. The scene depicts figures engaged in various activities on the ship's deck. Some figures are handling swine. Two figures in the center are embracing. The detailed lines show the ship's rigging and wooden deck. Other figures and elements of the ship are visible in the background. The drawing conveys a sense of narrative and emotion through its detailed depiction of figures and their actions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31 x 37 cm (12 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 x 58.5 cm (18 1/2 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.45.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 60, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Prodigal Son

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi 51.

1886

  • Tissot 1886, 63.

1968

  • Tissot: A Retrospective Exhibition, Providence-Toronto, 1968, 77.

1978

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

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: No. III / THE RETURN; lower right in plate: J.J. Tissot / 1881 (corresponds to execution date of painting)

Watermarks

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

Wikidata ID

Q74067494

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