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James Tissot

The Dance of Death, 1860

Description

Maker

  • James Tissot, 1836-1902, French, designer

Title

The Dance of Death

Year

1860

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

37.2 x 122.4 cm (14 5/8 x 48 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated LL:JacoBus Tissot.Pinxit.1860

Place

France

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund, Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Mary B. Jackson Fund and Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

54.172

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992

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