Transept of the Mosque of El-Aksa

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). Transept of the Mosque of El-Aksa, 1886–1887 or 1889. Ink and graphite on paperboard, Image: 6 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (16 x 26.4 cm) Sheet: 8 13/16 x 11 1/8 in. (22.4 x 28.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.439. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Transept of the Mosque of El-Aksa

Date

1886–1887 or 1889

Medium

Ink and graphite on paperboard

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Image: 6 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (16 x 26.4 cm) Sheet: 8 13/16 x 11 1/8 in. (22.4 x 28.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed top right: "J. J. Tissot"

Inscriptions

Inscribed bottom center below image in ink: "125."

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.439

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