Croquet
Croquet

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Croquet,

1878

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902
2013-112

Information

Title
Croquet
Dates

1878

Maker
James Tissot
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 30.5 x 18.1 cm. (12 x 7 1/8 in.) sheet: 38 × 27.5 cm (14 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.) mount: 42 × 30.7 cm (16 9/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Felton Gibbons Fund
Object Number
2013-112
Place Made

Europe, France

Inscription
Signed and dated in plate, lower left corner: J. J. Tissot. / 1878
Marks/Labels/Seals
Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand along lower edge, right: Le Croquet (B 29)
Reference Numbers
Béraldi 130.29; Wentworth 168.37
Culture
European
Type
drypoint, etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
mounting, etching (printing process)
Subject
croquet, leisure, women, figures (representations)

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