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James Tissot

Louise

Maker

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Title

Louise

Year

1861

Medium

  • drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • drypoint

Materials

drypoint

Supports

  • Light weight tissue paper mounted on heavy weight cream wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Plate: 19.8 x 14 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil, LR:French - Tissot; Verso:in pencil, LR:allIn Plate--Signed and dated, center of left edge:JAMES/TISSOT/1861/(star of David); titled, center of right edge:LOVISE; 4-line French poem by Andre Le Moyne, LC:Ma bouche est un ecrin meublé...(see print for full text)

Marks: G. Alfred Barrion collector mark in purple ink on recto (Lugt 76)
Unidentified collector mark in red ink on verso (Lugt 1487)
RISD Museum stamp in black ink on verso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

66.051

Type

  • Prints

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)
Louise, 1861
drypoint
Plate: 19.8 x 14 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/2 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 66.051

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