James TISSOT
1836 - 1902
Le veau gras (The fatted calf)
1882
Last plate from a series of four subjects titled L’enfant prodigue
Original etching
310 × 375 mm, margins 480 × 610 mm
Fine impression on cream laid paper, of the final state, from an edition with about 400 impressions, slightly yellowed, foxing on the bottom of the prodigal son’s back, two short tears on the right edge, foxing on the margins
Reference: Wentworth 61 ii/ii