Title: The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Frontispiece
Object type: Print
Date: 1882
Portfolio: The Parable of the Prodigal Son series
Artist:  James Tissot 
Artist bio: French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching in brown ink on wove paper; only state
Dimensions: sheet: 20 9/16 x 27 7/8 in. (52.2 x 70.8 cm)
plate: 14 3/8 x 18 1/4 in. (36.5 x 46.3 cm)
frame: 24 1/4 x 30 1/2 in. (61.6 x 77.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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