Caption

Two superimposed cave entrances (former title), Sint Pietersberg, Près de la Meuse, 11 Eaux-Fortes, print, printmaker: Alexander Schaepkens, c. 1859, paper, chine collé, etching, height 167 mm x width 108 mm, rock-formations, cave, grotto, Sint-Pietersberg, A monochrome pen or pencil landscape showing steep rocky cliffs and densely textured foliage, with layered crosshatching creating shadowed rock faces and dark crevices; trees and shrubs are depicted along the ridge lines with fine scribbled leaves, and a pale sky with soft, outlined clouds appears above the horizon; the foreground contains more heavily shaded rock surfaces and rough ground texture suggesting uneven terrain.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A85_341

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Rights managed

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57.5Mb (7.0Mb) / 12.4in x 18.1in / 3705 x 5426 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two superimposed cave entrances former title Sint Pietersberg Près de la Meuse 11 Eaux-Fortes print printmaker Alexander Schaepkens c 1859 paper chine collé etching height 167 mm x width 108 mm rock-formations cave grotto Sint-Pietersberg monochrome pen pencil landscape showing steep rocky cliffs densely textured foliage layered crosshatching creating shadowed rock faces dark crevices trees shrubs depicted ridge lines fine scribbled leaves pale sky soft outlined clouds horizon foreground contains heavily shaded rock surfaces rough ground texture suggesting uneven terrain