Seaside (July: Specimen of a Portrait)

James Tissot’s “Seaside (July: Specimen of a Portrait)” was painted in 1878. It is an oil on fabric. The painting is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting depicts a woman dressed in fashionable Victorian attire, standing by the seaside. The precise location is unspecified.

Tissot moved to London in 1871 and gained success by capturing contemporary European high society. His work often featured women in the fashions of the Belle Époque.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.288