The Return of the Prodigal Son (1862)

Here, the story of the prodigal son is located in Paris. The city still looks medieval, so it must have been in a neighborhood not yet touched by Hausmann's urban renovation plans.

The son has spent all his money and now returns to his father, almost without any clothes left. The father welcomes him lovingly without a word of rebuke.

This painting shows Tissot's sense of detail. He made another version in 1882, set against the port of London.