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        "tombstone": "The Hammock, 1880. James Tissot (French, 1836\u20131902). Etching and drypoint on antique laid paper; image: 27.7 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.); sheet: 35 x 20.1 cm (13 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Elizabeth Shearer, 2018.301",
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        "title": "The Hammock",
        "creation_date": "1880",
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        "measurements": "Image: 27.7 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 35 x 20.1 cm (13 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)",
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                "inscription": "In plate at lower left: \u201cJ.J. Tissot / 1880\u201d",
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                "inscription": "In graphite at lower center on recto: \u201cBon a Tirer / J Tissot\u201d",
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                "inscription": "Stamped in red at lower left on recto: \u201cJCC\u201d (not in Lugt)",
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                "inscription": "Stamped in black at lower right on verso: \u201cH.M.P.\u201d (L. 5031)",
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                "description": "James Tissot (the artist) [1836-1902]",
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            {
                "description": "James Tissot Studio Sale",
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                "date": "July 9-10, 1903",
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                "description": "Henri M. Petiet [1894-1980]",
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                "date": "December 3, 2018",
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        "did_you_know": "The inscription on this print, in Tissot\u2019s handwriting, indicated that work on his printing plate was complete.",
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        "description": "This etching depicts Kathleen Newton, a British divorcee who frequently modeled for the French artist James Tissot during the 1870s, while he lived in London. Based on a painting of the previous year, the print shows Newton reclining on a tasseled hammock in the artist\u2019s own garden, engrossed in a novel. Tissot reinterpreted many of his paintings as etchings, inspired by a revived interest in the medium.",
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                "citation": "Wentworth, Michael, and James Tissot. James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonne\u0301 of His Prints. 1978.",
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                "biography": "Son of a fabric merchant, Tissot left for Paris in 1856 in order to study at the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts under Louis Lamothe (1822-1869) and Hippolyte Flandrin (1809-1864). Just like Alma Tadema (q.v.), Tissot, in his early career, was influenced by Belgian history painter Henry Leys (1815-1869), which resulted in such paintings as those illustrating Goethe's Faust (1808-32). In Paris he became close friends with J. A. M. Whistler (1834-1903), Degas (q.v.), and later Morisot (q.v.) and Manet (q.v.). Tissot made his debut at the Salon of 1859, and in 1864 he showed his first works depicting scenes of modern life. He became quite successful, and by 1865 his financial troubles had disappeared. His fame had already spread to the other side of the Channel, and in 1864 he exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in London. Intrigued by Japanese art, Tissot amassed a renowned collection and painted some fashionable japonaiseries. In 1870 he fought in the Franco-Prussian War and joined the Paris Commune. He left the war-ravaged city in 1871 for London, where his success continued. Degas asked him to participate in the first impressionist exhibition in 1874, but he declined. Around 1875 he met Kathleen Newton, who became his companion until her death at age twenty-eight. Overcome with grief, he moved back to Paris. There he had a large solo exhibition in 1883 at the Palais de l'Industrie, showing paintings, works on paper, and enamels. Two years later he exhibited Quinze tableaux sur la femme \u00e0 Paris, depicting the life of the modern urban woman. From that point on, Tissot became deeply involved with spiritualism and religion. He departed completely from secular subjects and began illustrating the life of Christ.",
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