Caption

Pondering woman, steel plate, maker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (signed by artist), after design by Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate, publisher: Kraay, Gebroeders, 1832 - c. 1870, metal, inorganic material, steel (alloy), steel engraving, height 182 mm x width 116 mm, A lightly colored engraving shows a seated woman in a long flowing dress with fitted bodice and long sleeves, her hair in soft curls around her face, one hand resting against her cheek and the other folded in her lap; she sits amid dense foliage and flowering plants that frame her on both sides, with a decorative border of twisting vines around the scene and subtle shading and stippling creating texture on the dress, leaves, and background; the paper shows some age marks and stains around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A76_086

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.2Mb (10.1Mb) / 10.5in x 15.6in / 3154 x 4673 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pondering woman steel plate maker Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter signed artist design Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate publisher Kraay Gebroeders 1832 - c 1870 metal inorganic material steel alloy steel engraving height 182 mm x width 116 mm lightly colored engraving seated woman long flowing dress fitted bodice long sleeves hair soft curls face hand resting cheek folded lap sits dense foliage flowering plants frame sides decorative border twisting vines scene subtle shading stippling creating texture leaves background paper age marks stains edges