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James Tissot

103 works

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The Newspaper

1883

Etching of a woman reclining in a wicker chair beside a pond with lily pads and trees, in soft hatched lines.

Summer Evening

1881

Etching of a seated woman in a dark dress by a window, looking toward a sailing ship and lighthouse beyond vines.

At the Sea Side

1880

Etching of two women seated under chestnut trees in a park, one reading a newspaper, with a crowd and walking men behind.

Without a Dowry

1885

Pencil and white chalk study on pink paper of a hooded young man leaning forward, with smaller sketches of a head, a hand, an

Study of a young man bending forward to kiss a hand, for the painting "The Departure of the Prodigal Son"

1862-63

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded city street with robed figures on a raised platform and soldiers with shields.

The Departure of the Prodigal Son

1862-63

Etching of a woman in a dark dress reading in a hammock under chestnut leaves, with a parasol and stool on the lawn.

The Hammock (Le hamac)

1880

Etching of a woman in a shawl holding a croquet mallet on a lawn, with a white dog and seated women in a park.

Le Croquet

1878

Etching of a woman in a ruffled dress holding a fan, standing among tall grasses and blossoming branches.

Spring (Printemps)

1878

Etching of a woman holding a croquet mallet on a lawn, with a white dog and seated figures under trees in the background.

Croquet

1878

Etched frontispiece of an open book with ribbon bookmarks showing the text of the Parable of the Prodigal Son by James Tissot

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Frontispiece

1882

Etching of a family interior: a standing young man and a bearded older man at a table, two women by a window with ships outsi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Departure No. 1

1882

Etching of women dancing with fans in a Japanese interior while men sit nearby, with paper lanterns and a night waterfront vi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. II: In Foreign Climes

1882

Etching of an older man embracing a kneeling, ragged figure on a ship deck, with pigs and sailing rigging behind them.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. III: The Return

1882

Etching of a feast on a riverside terrace with seated guests and a dog, while a kneeling man looks up from the right.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. IV: The Fatted Calf

1882

Etching of a woman reading in a hammock under chestnut leaves, with a parasol and wooden stool on the grass.

The Hammock

1880

Red chalk sketch of a pensive young woman in a boat among reeds, with smaller study vignettes below.

Pensive Girl Adrift in a Boat

1836

Etching of a fashionable woman with a feather fan in a crowded salon, surrounded by men in evening dress.

La Femme a Paris, "L'Ambitieuse"

1883

Etching of a woman asleep in a wicker chair beside a pond with water lilies and trees.

Soiree d'Ete

1881

Watercolor drawing of a walled fortress on a rocky islet at low tide, with figures walking on the shore under grey clouds.

Kasteel of vesting aan de kust

1846

Etching of a soldier seated between two women with parasols in a rowboat, with moored ships in a harbour behind.

Entre les deux mon coeur balance

1877

Etching of a woman in a ruffled dress and fur hat holding an umbrella in a doorway, framed by curtains and a column.

Portrait of Miss L...,or A Door Must Be Either Open or Closed

1876

Mezzotint of two draped figures with upturned faces and outstretched hands against a dark background.

The Apparition

ca. 1885

Etching of women and a man on a ship's gallery deck with scrolled railings, overlooking a harbor with masted ships.

The Gallery of H.M.S. Calcutta (Souvenir of a Ball on Shipboard) (La galerie du "Calcutta" (Souvenir d'un bal à bord)

1876

Etching of two women reclining on a blanket on grass, one with a parasol, beside a garden pool and colonnade.

On the Grass

1880

Etching of a woman in a cape on stone steps, with a couple by tall columns and a church tower beyond.

The Portico of the National Gallery, London

1878

Etching of a woman, a boy and a bearded man on a timber waterfront platform, with ships and a rowboat on the water.

The Three Crows Inn, Gravesend

1877

Etching of the Trafalgar Tavern at Greenwich, with a dining table in the foreground and men and a rowboat by the riverside.

Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich

1878

Etching of two seated figures in a window-lined room overlooking a harbor with masted ships and a standing woman at right.

Ramsgate

1876

The Rubens Hat

1875

Etching of a cloaked soldier with a rifle hurrying past a trench toward a classical building under bare trees.

Grand'Garde (Souvenir of the Siege of Paris)

1878

Etching of an open book displaying the Parable of the Prodigal Son text, with ribbon bookmarks and the artist's signature.

Opengeslagen boek

1881