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James Tissot

Portrait of Miss L...,or A Door Must Be Either Open or Closed

1876
Drypoint on laid paper; only state
38.8 × 21.6 cm (15.3 × 8.5 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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