The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies

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James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) and Followers

The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies, c. 1896-1902

Gouache on board
9 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (23.1 x 16.9 cm)
The Jewish Museum, New York
Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff, X1952-212

Not on view

Keywords: figurative , Biblical

Collection Area: Works on Paper

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Provenance: the artist; sold to Jacob Schiff, February 1909; donated to the New York Public Library, March 1909; transferred to TJM, 1952

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Published References: Jewish Museum, New York. J. JAMES TISSOT: BIBLICAL PAINTINGS. Exh. cat. New York: The Jewish Museum, 1982, p. 57.

Miller, Stephen M. WHO'S WHO AND WHERE'S WHERE IN THE BIBLE. Barbour Publishing, 2005.

Miller, Stephen M. INCREDIBLE MYSTERIES OF THE BIBLE: A VISUAL EXPLORATION. Zondervan, 2008.

Odell, Margaret S. SMYTH & HELWYS BIBLE COMMENTARY: EZEKIEL. Smyth & Helwys Publishing, 2005.

Tissot, James Jacques Joseph, illustrator. THE OLD TESTAMENT. Part 1. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1904, p. 272.

This information may change as the result of ongoing research