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Collections: European Art: Lamp, Mosque of El-Aksa (Lampadaire, mosquée d'El-Aksa)

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Lamp, Mosque of El-Aksa (Lampadaire, mosquée d'El-Aksa)

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ)
Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Pen and ink on paper mounted on board
Dates: 1886-1887 or 1889
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.2 x 9.6 cm) Mount: 6 1/16 x 4 in. (15.4 x 10.2 cm)
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 00.159.358.6
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.358.6_IMLS_PS3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This is one of six drawings (00.159.358.1-.6) sketched on and later cut from one sheet of paper. The placement of this drawing was at the bottom right of the sheet.

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