The Guards Falling Backwards (Les gardes tombant à la renverse)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Guards Falling Backwards (Les gardes tombant à la renverse), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.8 x 26.4 cm) Sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.8 x 26.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.236. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Artist
Title
The Guards Falling Backwards (Les gardes tombant à la renverse)
Date
1886–1894
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.8 x 26.4 cm) Sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.8 x 26.4 cm)
Signatures
Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot"
Credit Line
Purchased by public subscription
Accession Number
00.159.236
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