"Henri Deplis comes into some money and splashes out on an elaborate tattoo for his back; however, having used up most of his funds, he's unable to pay, and the tattoo (hailed as a masterpiece) is sold to the comune of Bergamo. Deplis subsequently becomes embroiled in an international dispute over the artwork on his back." (David Hebblethwaite)
According to Brian Gibson in Reading Saki, this story was first published in Leinsters' Magazine, date unknown.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1911 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Collection | 39 |
| October 1948 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| 1959 |
|
Tall Short Stories | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 223 |
| 1959 |
|
Tall Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | |
| 1960 |
|
Tall Short Stories | Ace Star | Anthology | 199 |
| March 1966 |
|
Incredible Tales | Dell | Collection | 152 |
| August 1971 | Incredible Tales | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Collection | 152 | |
| 1976 |
|
The Complete Works of Saki | Doubleday | Omnibus | 121 |
| 1978 | Short Stories | J. M. Dent | Collection | 142 | |
| 1982 | The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 121 | |
| 1985 | Short Stories | J. M. Dent | Collection | 142 | |
| 1986 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | Penguin Books | Collection | 33 |
| 1993 |
|
The Complete Stories of Saki | Wordsworth Editions | Omnibus | 89 |
| May 1998 |
|
The Complete Saki | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 121 |
| October 2000 |
|
Saki: The Complete Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 121 |
| January 2003 | The Chronicles of Clovis | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| February 2008 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | LibriVox | Collection | |6 |
| November 2012 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | CreateSpace | Collection | |
| May 2016 |
|
The Chronicles of Clovis | LibriVox | Collection | |6 |
| October 2019 |
|
Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | The British Library | Anthology | 109 |
| October 2019 |
|
Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | The British Library | Anthology | |109 |
| November 2019 |
|
Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink | The British Library | Anthology | 109 |