Spring

James Joseph Tissot, French, 1836–1902. This etching depicts a fashionably dressed woman in an elaborate tiered gown and bonnet, posed in a garden setting with flowering vines and water plants. The figure stands with hand on hip, holding a fan, her gaze directed outward. Tissot's precise linear technique and attention to textile detail exemplify Victorian-era printmaking, where domestic leisure and feminine fashion became central subjects. The vertical composition and natural backdrop reflect the artist's interest in capturing contemporary social life and the aesthetics of modern dress during the Second Empire period.