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Elegantly dressed men and women in bustled gowns gather on a ship deck beneath colorful flags, with a harbor visible beyond the railing.

The Ball on Shipboard

A crowded deck beneath rows of flags in many colors, where elegantly dressed men and women in bustled gowns gather at a railing and near a chair in the foreground. Sunlight and a harbor view fill the open side of the ship, painted in a precise, detailed realist style.

Artist
James Tissot
Date
1874
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1196 × 770 px
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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1874; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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