Croquet

James Tissot

1878 · Etching and drypoint on laid paper; only state · Drawings and Prints

In this print—based on a painting of the same title in the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario—Tissot stages a scene of leisurely recreation in his London garden, identifiable by the distinctive colonnade surrounding the fountain in the background. Confronting the viewer, a girl stands on a bright lawn among croquet stakes and balls, balancing a mallet behind her back. The game had arrived in England from France in about 1860. The figure kneeling in the background appears to be the same model in a different pose.

Artist

James Tissot

Date

1878

Medium

Etching and drypoint on laid paper; only state

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds, 1982