![Portrait of James Jacques Joseph Tissot](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/tissot000.jpg)
James Jacques Joseph Tissot Painting Reproductions 2 of 5
1836-1902
French Victorian Neoclassicism Painter
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (October 15, 1836 - August 8, 1902) was a French painter.
Tissot was born at Nantes. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Ingres, Flandrin and Lamothe, and exhibited in the Paris Salon for the first time at the age of twenty-three. In 1861 he showed The Meeting of Faust and Marguerite, which was purchased by the state for the Luxembourg Gallery. His first characteristic period made him a painter of the charms of women. Demi-mondaine would be more accurate as a description of the series of studies which he called La Femme a Paris.
He fought in the Franco-Prussian War, and, falling under suspicion as a Communard, left Paris for London. Here he studied etching with Sir Seymour Haden, drew caricatures for Vanity Fair, and painted portraits as well as genre subjects.
Sometime in the 1870s Tissot met a divorcee, Mrs. Kathleen Newton, who became his companion and the model for many of his paintings. Mrs. Newton moved into Tissot's household in 1876 and lived with him until her suicide in the late stages of consumption in 1882 at the age of 28.
It was many years before he turned to the chief labor of his career - the production of a series of 700 water-color drawings to illustrate the life of Christ and the Old Testament. He disappeared from Paris, whither he had returned after the death of Kathleen Newton, and went to Palestine. In 1896 the series of 350 drawings of incidents in the life of Christ was exhibited in Paris, and the following year found them on show in London. They were then published by the firm of Lemercier in Paris, who had paid him 1,100,000 francs for them. (Over 500 related drawings, watercolors and oils are now in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.)
After this he turned to the scenes of the Old Testament, upon which he was still engaged at the abbey of Buillon, in the department of Doubs, France, when he died.
The merits of Tissot's Bible illustrations lay rather in the care with which he studied the details of scenery than in any quality of religious emotion. He seemed to aim, above all, at accuracy, and, in his figures, at a vivid realism, which was far removed from the conventional treatment of sacred types.
Tissot was born at Nantes. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Ingres, Flandrin and Lamothe, and exhibited in the Paris Salon for the first time at the age of twenty-three. In 1861 he showed The Meeting of Faust and Marguerite, which was purchased by the state for the Luxembourg Gallery. His first characteristic period made him a painter of the charms of women. Demi-mondaine would be more accurate as a description of the series of studies which he called La Femme a Paris.
He fought in the Franco-Prussian War, and, falling under suspicion as a Communard, left Paris for London. Here he studied etching with Sir Seymour Haden, drew caricatures for Vanity Fair, and painted portraits as well as genre subjects.
Sometime in the 1870s Tissot met a divorcee, Mrs. Kathleen Newton, who became his companion and the model for many of his paintings. Mrs. Newton moved into Tissot's household in 1876 and lived with him until her suicide in the late stages of consumption in 1882 at the age of 28.
It was many years before he turned to the chief labor of his career - the production of a series of 700 water-color drawings to illustrate the life of Christ and the Old Testament. He disappeared from Paris, whither he had returned after the death of Kathleen Newton, and went to Palestine. In 1896 the series of 350 drawings of incidents in the life of Christ was exhibited in Paris, and the following year found them on show in London. They were then published by the firm of Lemercier in Paris, who had paid him 1,100,000 francs for them. (Over 500 related drawings, watercolors and oils are now in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.)
After this he turned to the scenes of the Old Testament, upon which he was still engaged at the abbey of Buillon, in the department of Doubs, France, when he died.
The merits of Tissot's Bible illustrations lay rather in the care with which he studied the details of scenery than in any quality of religious emotion. He seemed to aim, above all, at accuracy, and, in his figures, at a vivid realism, which was far removed from the conventional treatment of sacred types.
117 Joseph Tissot Paintings
![The Princess of Broglie, c.1895 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot025.jpg)
The Princess of Broglie c.1895
Oil Painting
$1757
$1757
SKU: JTS-1408
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Journey of the Magi, c.1894 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot026.jpg)
Journey of the Magi c.1894
Oil Painting
$2437
$2437
Canvas Print
$52.53
$52.53
SKU: JTS-1409
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 71 x 101.6 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 71 x 101.6 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
![In the Louvre, c.1883/85 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot027.jpg)
In the Louvre c.1883/85
Oil Painting
$2201
$2201
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1410
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 146.8 x 101 cm
Museo de Arte, Ponce
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 146.8 x 101 cm
Museo de Arte, Ponce
![Godbye, on the Mersey, c.1881 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot028.jpg)
Godbye, on the Mersey c.1881
Oil Painting
$3217
$3217
Canvas Print
$59.17
$59.17
SKU: JTS-1411
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 83.8 x 53.3 cm
Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, USA
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 83.8 x 53.3 cm
Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, USA
![Kathleen Newton at the Piano, c.1881 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot029.jpg)
Kathleen Newton at the Piano c.1881
Oil Painting
$1335
$1335
SKU: JTS-1412
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Quiet, c.1881 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot030.jpg)
Quiet c.1881
Oil Painting
$2293
$2293
SKU: JTS-1413
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![In the Sunshine, c.1881 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot031.jpg)
In the Sunshine c.1881
Oil Painting
$1470
$1470
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1414
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 24.8 x 35.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 24.8 x 35.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Type of Beauty (Kathleen Newton), 1880 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot032.jpg)
Type of Beauty (Kathleen Newton) 1880
Oil Painting
$1219
$1219
Canvas Print
$57.76
$57.76
SKU: JTS-1415
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 58.4 x 45.7 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 58.4 x 45.7 cm
Private Collection
![Mrs. Newton with a Parasol, c.1879 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot033.jpg)
Mrs. Newton with a Parasol c.1879
Oil Painting
$1560
$1560
SKU: JTS-1416
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Musee Baron Martin, Gray, France
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Musee Baron Martin, Gray, France
![Reading a Story, c.1878/80 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot034.jpg)
Reading a Story c.1878/80
Oil Painting
$840
$840
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1417
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 19 x 28 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 19 x 28 cm
Private Collection
![Spring (Specimen of a Portrait), c.1878 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot035.jpg)
Spring (Specimen of a Portrait) c.1878
Oil Painting
$1794
$1794
SKU: JTS-1418
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent, c.1878 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot036.jpg)
The Warrior's Daughter, or The Convalescent c.1878
Oil Painting
$2245
$2245
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1419
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 36.2 x 21.8 cm
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 36.2 x 21.8 cm
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
![Croquet, c.1878 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot037.jpg)
Croquet c.1878
Oil Painting
$1821
$1821
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1420
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 89.8 x 50.8 cm
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 89.8 x 50.8 cm
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
![Room Overlooking the Harbor, c.1876/78 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot038.jpg)
Room Overlooking the Harbor c.1876/78
Oil Painting
$2148
$2148
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1421
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![A Fete Day at Brighton, c.1875/78 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot039.jpg)
A Fete Day at Brighton c.1875/78
Oil Painting
$2335
$2335
SKU: JTS-1422
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![In the Conservatory (The Rivals), c.1875/78 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot040.jpg)
In the Conservatory (The Rivals) c.1875/78
Oil Painting
$2893
$2893
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1423
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 38.4 x 51 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 38.4 x 51 cm
Private Collection
![The Fan, c.1875 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot041.jpg)
The Fan c.1875
Oil Painting
$1190
$1190
Canvas Print
$50.19
$50.19
SKU: JTS-1424
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 38.5 x 52 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 38.5 x 52 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
![Quarrelling, c.1874/76 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot042.jpg)
Quarrelling c.1874/76
Oil Painting
$1821
$1821
SKU: JTS-1425
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Reading the News, c.1874 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot043.jpg)
Reading the News c.1874
Oil Painting
$1814
$1814
Canvas Print
$56.26
$56.26
SKU: JTS-1426
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 86.4 x 52 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 86.4 x 52 cm
Private Collection
![The Ball on Shipboard, c.1874 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot044.jpg)
The Ball on Shipboard c.1874
Oil Painting
$5013
$5013
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: JTS-1427
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 84.1 x 129.5 cm
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 84.1 x 129.5 cm
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![London Visitors, c.1874 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot045.jpg)
London Visitors c.1874
Oil Painting
$2486
$2486
Canvas Print
$53.77
$53.77
SKU: JTS-1428
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 160 x 114.3 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 160 x 114.3 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
![Boarding the Yacht, 1873 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot046.jpg)
Boarding the Yacht 1873
Oil Painting
$2473
$2473
SKU: JTS-1429
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Captain and the Mate, 1873 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot047.jpg)
The Captain and the Mate 1873
Oil Painting
$3563
$3563
Canvas Print
$54.45
$54.45
SKU: JTS-1430
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 53.6 x 76.2 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 53.6 x 76.2 cm
Private Collection
![The Return from the Boating Trip, 1873 by Joseph Tissot | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/James_Jacques_Joseph_Tissot/paintings-lg/tissot048.jpg)
The Return from the Boating Trip 1873
Oil Painting
$1935
$1935
Canvas Print
$65.90
$65.90
SKU: JTS-1431
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 61 x 43.1 cm
Private Collection
James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Original Size: 61 x 43.1 cm
Private Collection