Grand Garde (Souvenir du siège de Paris)

1878

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

This is a drawing of a cloaked figure in a rural setting. In the foreground, there is a figure cloaked in heavy fabric, navigating rugged terrain with a stick in hand. The background features a small structure with classical columns and a symmetrical facade. The landscape includes barren trees, overgrown foliage, and planks arranged as a bridge. The line work shows attention to detail in capturing textures of natural elements and the figure's attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.2 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.2 x 28.1 cm (14 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.9.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

I. Simonet (not in Lugt). (Catherine E. Burns, Oakland); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Wentworth, Michael Justin. James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonne of His Prints. Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1978.

Inscriptions

recto: lower right in plate: J.J. Tissot / 1878; verso: at upper left, in blue pencil: 48

Markings

verso: stamped in black-blue ink: J. SIMONET / Paris

Wikidata ID

Q76342821

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