James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (died 1902)

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

Jacques Joseph Tissot, better known as James Tissot, was a French painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was born to a drapery merchant and a milliner and decided to pursue a career in art at a young age, coming to incorporate elements of realism, early Impressionism, and…