TISSOT, JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH 1836-1902:

1836 TO 1902. THE FRENCH PAINTER AND GRAPHIC ARTIST JAMES TISSOT CREATED SUCH ACCURATE AND RICH PORTRAYALS OF BEAUTIFULLY ELEGANT WOMEN THAT HIS IMAGES ARE USED FOR RESEARCH BY COSTUME HISTORIANS. HIS FABULOUS ETCHINGS AND DRYPOINTS, WERE MOSTLY EXECUTED IN ENGLAND, AND WERE VERY OFTEN OF HIS MISTRESS AND MUSE MRS.NEWTON. THEY WERE HUGELY POPULAR IN HIS DAY, AND ARE MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER NOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC.