The Earthquake (Le tremblement de terre )
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Earthquake (Le tremblement de terre ), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, image: 9 1/2 x 14 15/16 in. (24.1 x 37.9 cm) sheet: 9 1/2 x 14 15/16 in. (24.1 x 37.9 cm) frame: 16 7/8 × 22 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (42.9 × 58.1 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.307. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
The Earthquake (Le tremblement de terre )
Date
1886–1894
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
image: 9 1/2 x 14 15/16 in. (24.1 x 37.9 cm) sheet: 9 1/2 x 14 15/16 in. (24.1 x 37.9 cm) frame: 16 7/8 × 22 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (42.9 × 58.1 × 3.8 cm)
Signatures
Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"
Credit Line
Purchased by public subscription
Accession Number
00.159.307
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