The Widower
James Tissot, French, 1836 - 1902
1877
Etching and drypoint on wove paper
Epreuve timbre
Overall: 13 7/8 × 9 in. (35.2 × 22.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the William S. Rubin Fund
PR.978.151
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, in plate, lower right: J.J. Tissot / 18778; stamped, in red ink, lower right: JJT (in circle); inscribed, in graphite, lower right margin: Epreuve timbre Le Seuf
Course History
ENGL 75.2, Climate Fiction, Alysia Garrison, Spring 2019
ENGL 62.03/WGSS 48.09, 19th Century British Women Writers, Carolyn Dever, Fall 2019
Exhibition History
Acquistions 1974-1978, Jaffe-Friede, Strauss & Barrows Galleries, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8, 1978-January 21, 1979.
Provenance
Todd Butler, London, England; sold to present collection, 1978.
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