Metal Ornament Taken from the Mosque of Es-Sakra

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). Metal Ornament Taken from the Mosque of Es-Sakra, 1886–1887 or 1889. Ink on paper mounted on board, mat: 3 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (7.9 x 22.2 cm) sheet: 2 3/8 x 8 in. (6 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.355.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Metal Ornament Taken from the Mosque of Es-Sakra

Date

1886–1887 or 1889

Medium

Ink on paper mounted on board

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

mat: 3 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (7.9 x 22.2 cm) sheet: 2 3/8 x 8 in. (6 x 20.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed in ink lower right: "JTJ"

Inscriptions

Inscribed on verso in ink in artist's hand: "Resurrection page 296 (proceeding text crossed out) Passion page 75."

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.355.3

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