Caption

Old lady looks at a kissing couple, print, An older woman kneeling behind a bush looks shocked at a young couple kissing. The young man carries his beloved on his back. In the background, a statue of a blindfolded Cupid., printmaker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (signed by artist), Amsterdam, 1826 - 1886, paper, etching, engraving, height 188 mm x width 237 mm, embracing each other, kissing, statues, sculptures in garden, parasol, sunshade, A black and white engraving shows an outdoor scene with dense foliage and trees framing a pathway. A young man carries a young woman over his shoulder, her arms draped around his neck and her dress falling. Both wear historical clothing; the man has breeches and a coat and the woman has a flowing dress with ruffled sleeves. Another woman sits on the right on the ground or a low seat beside a bush, wearing a large bonnet decorated with ribbons and a dress with voluminous skirts, one hand extended toward the couple. A small statue of a lightly draped figure holding a bow stands on a pedestal among the trees in the background. Birds fly in the sky above distant hills, and an overturned parasol rests near the seated woman. Dense shrubbery and textured tree bark occupy much of the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A86_279

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58.2Mb (8.2Mb) / 18.5in x 12.2in / 5562 x 3655 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old lady looks kissing couple print older woman kneeling bush looks shocked young couple kissing young man carries beloved back background statue blindfolded Cupid printmaker Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter signed artist Amsterdam 1826 - 1886 paper etching engraving height 188 mm x width 237 mm embracing kissing statues sculptures garden parasol sunshade black white engraving outdoor scene dense foliage trees framing pathway young woman shoulder arms draped neck dress falling wear historical clothing man breeches coat woman flowing dress ruffled sleeves Another woman sits right ground low seat beside wearing large bonnet decorated ribbons dress voluminous skirts hand extended couple small statue lightly draped figure holding bow stands pedestal trees Birds fly sky distant hills overturned parasol rests near seated woman Dense shrubbery textured tree bark occupy composition