Caption

Cave entrance with walking man, Quarry in the Sint Pietersberg, Près de la Meuse, 11 Eaux-Fortes, print, printmaker: Alexander Schaepkens, c. 1859, paper, chine collé, etching, height 163 mm x width 192 mm, Etching from the series Montagne Saint Pierre, XI plates by Alex. Schaepkens (1859)., cave, grotto, Sint-Pietersberg, A narrow vertical black-and-white etching showing a rocky, shadowed canyon interior with heavy crosshatched shading; a small figure stands near the bottom wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a cloak, holding a walking stick and facing inward, surrounded by uneven ground and scattered boulders; tall, jagged rock walls rise on either side, their surfaces rendered with dense lines and varied textures, and a lighter patch of rock is visible partway up one side while darker, cloudlike shading fills the upper area of the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A85_343

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Cave entrance walking man Quarry Sint Pietersberg Près de la Meuse 11 Eaux-Fortes print printmaker Alexander Schaepkens c 1859 paper chine collé etching height 163 mm x width 192 mm Etching series Montagne Saint Pierre XI plates Alex Schaepkens cave grotto Sint-Pietersberg narrow vertical black- -white showing rocky shadowed canyon interior heavy crosshatched shading small figure stands near bottom wearing wide-brimmed hat cloak holding walking stick facing inward surrounded uneven ground scattered boulders tall jagged rock walls rise side surfaces rendered dense lines varied textures lighter patch rock visible partway up darker cloudlike fills upper area composition