Caption

The Orange Tree Protects Art, print, A female painter stands painting outdoors behind an easel. She finds shade under an orange tree. Below the image, a verse about the 'orange tree' as patron of the arts., inscription: 'The Orange Tree Protects Art, the hedge proves its honor and favor. HW', printmaker: Charles Ange Boily, Netherlands, after design by Benjamin Samuel Bolomey, c. 1753 - 1813, paper, etching, height 130 mm x width 82 mm, person stimulating the arts, art lover, connoisseur, maecenas, patron, A standing woman in a flowing dress and shawl leans against a tree with a dense round canopy bearing round fruits, holding a palette and brushes in one hand and a small tool in the other, while an easel with a blank panel stands nearby; at her feet a seated child holds a tablet and another child kneels beside a large bird, with a pile of flowers and foliage on the ground, and various draped fabrics and an artist's bag lie in the foreground, all rendered in detailed line engraving style.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_270

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.0Mb (8.8Mb) / 10.8in x 19.5in / 3228 x 5843 (300dpi)

Keywords

Orange Tree Protects Art print female painter stands painting outdoors easel finds shade under orange tree image verse patron arts inscription hedge proves honor favor Hw printmaker Charles Ange Boily Netherlands design Benjamin Samuel Bolomey c 1753 - 1813 paper etching height 130 mm x width 82 mm person stimulating art lover connoisseur maecenas standing woman flowing dress shawl leans tree dense round canopy bearing round fruits holding palette brushes hand small tool blank panel nearby feet seated child holds tablet another child kneels beside large bird pile flowers foliage ground various draped fabrics artist's bag lie foreground rendered detailed line engraving style