Croquet
In this print—based on a painting of the same title in the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario—Tissot stages a scene of leisurely recreation in his London garden, identifiable by the distinctive colonnade surrounding the fountain in the background. Confronting the viewer, a girl stands on a bright lawn among croquet stakes and balls, balancing a mallet behind her back. The game had arrived in England from France in about 1860. The figure kneeling in the background appears to be the same model in a different pose.
Artwork Details
- Title: Croquet
- Artist: James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon)
- Date: 1878
- Medium: Etching and drypoint on laid paper; only state
- Dimensions: sheet: 17 11/16 x 11 13/16 in. (45 x 30 cm)
plate: 12 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. (31.8 x 19.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.1181.23
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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