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The Widower by James Tissot — VisualArtsDB

The Widower

The Widower

1877

Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 35.2 × 22.8 cm (13 7/8 × 9 in.); Sheet: 46.6 × 33.3 cm (18 3/8 × 13 1/8 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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