Caption

Types of Kujawy peasants; 1863, plate from Tygodnik Ilustrowany 14 February 1863, no. 177, drawing by Julian Biesiekierski 1839–1910, woodcut reproduction; Polish painting/graphics; press illustration depicting folk costumes and rural types of Kujawy., A black-and-white illustration showing a man and a woman standing outdoors on a textured ground with a distant silhouette of trees and a building; the man on the left wears a tall hat with a decorative element, a fitted jacket with visible fastenings, trousers tucked into boots, and holds a long staff, while the woman on the right wears a head covering, a dark bodice with a lighter skirt and apron, and has one hand near her chin and the other holding her skirt; the scene is rendered in pen-and-ink lines and hatching on an aged, slightly stained paper background with tones of black, gray, beige, and off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_211

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Keywords

Types Kujawy peasants 1863 plate Tygodnik Ilustrowany 14 February 1863 no 177 drawing Julian Biesiekierski 1839–1910 woodcut reproduction Polish painting graphics press illustration depicting folk costumes rural types Kujawy black- -white illustration showing man woman standing outdoors textured ground distant silhouette trees building left wears tall hat decorative element fitted jacket visible fastenings trousers tucked boots holds long staff right wears head covering dark bodice lighter skirt apron hand near chin holding skirt scene rendered pen- -ink lines hatching aged slightly stained paper background tones black gray beige off-white.