
AT-00020387
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The Departure of the Prodigal Son
by James Tissot
Quick Overview
- Artist
- James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon)
- Date
- 1862–63
- Medium
- Point of brush and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto); graphite (verso)
- Dimensions
- 6 x 12 5/16 in. (15.2 x 32.9 cm)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawings
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1970
- Accession no.
- 1970.114.2
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