Le Matin Original Mezzotint Etching by James Jacques-Tissot

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Le Matin Original Mezzotint Etching Framed and Matted in Acid-Free Materials Signed in the Plate Lower Left
Le Matin Original Mezzotint Etching by James Tissot Le Matin Original Mezzotint Etching by James Tissot Framed and Matted Le Matin Mezzotint Etching Signed in the Plate by James Tissot

Original mezzotint etching in brown/black ink; chine collé on think wove paper by James Jacques Tissot. Titled Le Matin (In the Morning), the image is of a maid bringing in the morning meal on a tray. As can be seen from the photo below, the work is signed and dated in the plate by the artist. Printed in 1886, this is from the second state (of 2) with a printed title. Worthy of a museum collection. Reference, Wenthworth, James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonne of His Prints, 82, p. 326.

– Title: Le Matin
– Artist: James Jacques Tissot (French, 1836-1902)
– Date: 1886
– Edition size: 650 (all states; approx. 200 with title)
– Image size: 19-1/4 inches H x 10-1/4 W inches (48.9 cm x 26.0 cm)
– Sheet size: 28-1/4 inches H x 21-1/2 W inches (71.8 cm x 54.6 cm)
– Frame size: 36 inches H x 27 inches W (91.4 cm x 68.6 cm)

Framed in a classic gold French frame and matted in tan linen matte with gold fillet. Covered with UV-resistant acrylic.