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L'Été

Print
1878 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing a woman, seated, wearing a black hat, holding an open parasol in her right hand and facing to the right.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleL'Été (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Drypoint
Brief description
'L'Été'. Print showing a woman holding a parasol. Etching by Joseph Jacques Tissot, 1878.
Physical description
Print showing a woman, seated, wearing a black hat, holding an open parasol in her right hand and facing to the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.8cm
  • Width: 21cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'J. J. Tissot, 1878.' (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Object history
The woman represented is probably Mrs. Kathleen Irene Newton, the artist's mistress.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.850-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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