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The Message of Pilate's Wife. Pilate

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ)
Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1894
Dimensions: a: 5 3/4 x 7 3/16 in. (14.6 x 18.3 cm) b: 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 00.159.260a-b
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.260a_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

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