Portsmouth Dockyard c.1877 ARTISTJames Tissot 1836–1902 MEDIUMOil paint on canvas DIMENSIONSSupport: 381 x 546 mm frame: 556 x 716 x 75 mm COLLECTIONTate
This picture illustrates the traditional story of a man trying to choose between two women. The Highland Sergeant turns away from his rather sullen-looking companion and looks at the woman speaking to him, indicating that he has made his choice.This is a reworking of James Tissot’s painting The Thames which shocked audiences when it was shown at the Royal Academy in 1876 because of the questionable sexual morals of its characters. This painting was exhibited as a corrective.
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