Judaic Ornament

• Artist: James Tissot
• Medium: Pen and ink on paper mounted on board
• Dates: 1886-1887 or 1889
• Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 7 3/16 in. (7.3 x 18.3 cm) Mount: 3 1/16 x 7 11/16 in. (7.8 x 19.5 cm)
• Signature: Signed left edge of ornament monogram: "JTJ"
• Inscriptions: Inscribed verso on mount: "Fronton interieur du tombeau des Juges / 97 (strikethrough) Vallée de Josaphat predication--page 152"
• Collection: European Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 2N12, J104
• Accession Number: 00.159.438.1
• Image: 00.159.438.1_IMLS_PS3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
This is one of seven drawings (00.159.438.1-.7) sketched on and later cut from one sheet of paper. The drawings were sketched in four registers and the placement of this drawing was the first register.