My Soul is Sorrowful unto Death (Mon âme est triste jusqu'à la mort)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). My Soul is Sorrowful unto Death (Mon âme est triste jusqu'à la mort), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm) Sheet: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.230. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

My Soul is Sorrowful unto Death (Mon âme est triste jusqu'à la mort)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm) Sheet: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.230

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