Tissot's Hide and Seek

James-Jacques Joseph Tissot, Hide and Seek, c. 1877, National Gallery of Art, Chester Dale Fund

Several children are playing a game of hide and seek in the home and studio of the French painter James-Jacques Joseph Tissot
(pronouced JAHM ZHOCK JO-SEF TEE-SO).

"READY OR NOT...HERE I COME," shouts the child whose turn it is to look. Ooops! One girl has just peeked from her hiding spot to see if she is in danger of being found.

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