Paris, circa 1882.
Cloisonné enamels and gilt bronze.
H. 28 cm (11 in.); L. 74 cm (29 ¼ in.); D. 31 cm (12 ¼ in.).
MONOGRAMMED: J.J.T. in a cartouche of the decoration, visible on both main sides.
PROVENANCE: Direct gift from the artist to Maurice de Brunhoff, publisher in 1904 of La Sainte Bible. Ancien Testament illustrated by James Tissot, then by descent.
EXHIBITION: No. 75 in the catalogue of the exhibition organized in 1882 by the Dudley Gallery, London.
