Add ToolTip to a Ellipse
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="WPF" Height="200" Width="400"> <Canvas> <Ellipse Canvas.Top="10" Canvas.Left="235" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" Height="135" Width="135" ToolTip="An author."> <Ellipse.Fill> <ImageBrush ImageSource="c:\image.jpg" Stretch="Fill" /> </Ellipse.Fill> </Ellipse> </Canvas> </Window>