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Saint John the Baptist Sees Jesus from Afar (Saint Jean-Baptiste voit Jésus de loin)

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: Image: 6 x 9 1/4 in. (15.2 x 23.5 cm) Sheet: 6 x 9 1/4 in. (15.2 x 23.5 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 00.159.48
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.48_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

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