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1951

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Print, My Heart Balances Between The Two

This is a Print. It was print maker: James Joseph Tissot. It is dated 1877 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is etching and drypoint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edmond C. Bonaventure. It is credited Gift of Edmond C. Bonaventure.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 25 × 35.3 cm (9 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.) Paper: 32.5 × 49.3 cm (12 13/16 × 19 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in plate, lower right: "1877 J. J. Tissot."

Cite this object as

Print, My Heart Balances Between The Two; Print Maker: James Joseph Tissot (French, 1836 – 1902); etching and drypoint on paper; Plate: 25 × 35.3 cm (9 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.) Paper: 32.5 × 49.3 cm (12 13/16 × 19 7/16 in.); Gift of Edmond C. Bonaventure; 1951-13-5

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