Bust of an unknown woman, print, In a round frame, the bust of an unknown adult woman. Bust facing left., printmaker: Christina Chalon, Leiden, 1758 - 1808, paper, etching, proof, height 31 mm x width 31 mm, historical persons (portraits and scenes from life) (profile portrait), morphology of human expression (adult female (human being)), A circular etching of a hooded figure appears centered on a textured off-white paper background, rendered in fine, dark sketch lines and crosshatching; the figure's face is visible with detailed lines suggesting facial features and a slight smile, framed by a hood that drapes around the head and shoulders, while dense diagonal hatching fills the background behind the figure and lighter, more sporadic marks occupy the left side of the circle.
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Bust of an unknown woman, print, In a round frame, the bust of an unknown adult woman. Bust facing left., printmaker: Christina Chalon, Leiden, 1758 - 1808, paper, etching, proof, height 31 mm x width 31 mm, historical persons (portraits and scenes from life) (profile portrait), morphology of human expression (adult female (human being)), A circular etching of a hooded figure appears centered on a textured off-white paper background, rendered in fine, dark sketch lines and crosshatching; the figure's face is visible with detailed lines suggesting facial features and a slight smile, framed by a hood that drapes around the head and shoulders, while dense diagonal hatching fills the background behind the figure and lighter, more sporadic marks occupy the left side of the circle.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A82_231

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36.2Mb (8.0Mb) / 12.3in x 11.4in / 3702 x 3414 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bust unknown woman print round frame bust unknown adult woman Bust facing left printmaker Christina Chalon Leiden 1758 - 1808 paper etching proof height 31 mm x width 31 mm historical persons portraits scenes life profile portrait morphology human expression adult female human circular etching hooded figure centered textured off-white paper background rendered fine dark sketch lines crosshatching figure's face visible detailed lines suggesting facial features slight smile framed hood drapes head shoulders dense diagonal hatching fills background figure lighter sporadic marks occupy left side circle

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