The Hammock

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This etching depicts Kathleen Newton, a British divorcee who frequently modeled for the French artist James Tissot during the 1870s, while he lived in London. Based on a painting of the previous year, the print shows Newton reclining on a tasseled hammock in the artist’s own garden, engrossed in a novel. Tissot reinterpreted many of his paintings as etchings, inspired by a revived interest in the medium. The inscription on this print, in Tissot’s handwriting, indicated that work on his printing plate was complete.

Descripción original del museo, en inglés. Licencia: CC0