victorianmelody: Les Secrets. Reblogging myself to add the…
Les Secrets.
Reblogging myself to add the source: This is The Gallery of H.M.S. Calcutta (Portsmouth) by James Tissot, painted in 1877 or thereabouts.
I liked it when it came through my dash the first time, so I reblogged it then, but didn’t research it further. But yesterday I went to the Getty in L.A. with my wife, my son, and our friend Joanie, and among the paintings that really struck me there was one by Tissot. In looking up more information on the artist I spotted a thumbnail of this painting and remembered reblogging it.
Small world! Or at least, it is when you’re interested in 19th century paintings of fancy dresses and boats.
Reposted from http://lies.tumblr.com/post/43401683121.
Tags: james tissot, fashion, art.
