Le Foyer de la Comédie Francaise pendant le Siège de Paris. Un Souvenir. The Gallery of the Comédie Francaise during the Siege of Paris 1870. by James J. J. Tissot, 1836-1902

James J. J. Tissot, 1836-1902
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Le Foyer de la Comédie Francaise pendant le Siège de Paris. Un Souvenir. The Gallery of the Comédie Francaise during the Siege of Paris 1870.

Original etching in black ink. Signed in the plate. From the edition (which was probably between 100 and 200 impressions) printed partly by Goulding in London and probably partly by Delâtre in Paris c.1882/83.
Ref: Wentworth - Tissot Prints no 27. Tissot's catalogue 21

Excellent rich impression with strongly wiped ink tone. On pale cream medium weight laid hollande paper of the Van Gelder type. Excellent condition; some traces of ink residue from the printing on the reverse only. Full margins. Sheet: 20 5/8 x 14 3/8ins. Plate: 15 x 10 7/8ins. (380x276mm).

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In 1871 Tissot had been forced to leave an already affluent lifestyle in Paris and flee to London to avoid the dangers posed by the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent establishment of the Third Republic. It is believed he was involved with the ill-fated revolutionary Commune. However the events in Paris during the Siege in 1871 did inspire some moving images in his art. This study of the foyer and gallery of the Comédie Francaise being used as a military hospital is the finest of these works.