Grand'Garde (Souvenir of the Siege of Paris)
Tissot enlisted in the National Guard to defend the city of Paris during the Prussian siege in 1870. This is one of a series of six etchings he produced later in the decade, all subtitled "Souvenir du Siege de Paris" and based on drawings he made during the conflict. Thomas Gibson Bowles, the editor of "Vanity Fair," based a wood engraved illustration for his book, "The Defense of Paris: Narrated As It Was Seen" (1871) on the same now-lost drawing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Grand'Garde (Souvenir of the Siege of Paris)
- Series/Portfolio: Souvenir du siège de Paris series
- Artist: James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon)
- Date: 1878
- Medium: Etching and drypoint on laid paper; only state
- Dimensions: sheet: 13 7/16 x 9 15/16 in. (34.2 x 25.2 cm)
plate: 11 x 8 1/16 in. (28 x 20.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
- Object Number: 63.625.442
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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