Drawing men, print, printmaker: Nicolaas van der Waay, 1865 - 1936, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 228 mm x width 173 mm, drawing-lesson, Amsterdam, Felix Meritis, A monochrome etching shows three seated men in profile facing right, each at a slanted drawing board; the nearest man wears a tall hat and a dark suit and is hunched over his board with his hands holding drawing tools, the two men behind him wear suits and sit closely together also focused on their boards, one with his head slightly bowed and the other looking straight ahead; the seating consists of curved wooden benches with cushions, and small tables and stools are visible beside the men; the scene is rendered with dense crosshatching and fine linear textures creating shadows and the suggestion of wood grain on the benches, tables, and floor.
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Drawing men, print, printmaker: Nicolaas van der Waay, 1865 - 1936, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 228 mm x width 173 mm, drawing-lesson, Amsterdam, Felix Meritis, A monochrome etching shows three seated men in profile facing right, each at a slanted drawing board; the nearest man wears a tall hat and a dark suit and is hunched over his board with his hands holding drawing tools, the two men behind him wear suits and sit closely together also focused on their boards, one with his head slightly bowed and the other looking straight ahead; the seating consists of curved wooden benches with cushions, and small tables and stools are visible beside the men; the scene is rendered with dense crosshatching and fine linear textures creating shadows and the suggestion of wood grain on the benches, tables, and floor.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Drawing men print printmaker Nicolaas van der Waay 1865 - 1936 paper chine collé etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint height 228 mm x width 173 mm drawing-lesson Amsterdam Felix Meritis monochrome etching three seated men profile facing right slanted drawing board nearest man wears tall hat dark suit hunched hands holding tools two men wear suits sit closely together also focused boards head slightly bowed looking straight ahead seating consists curved wooden benches cushions small tables stools visible beside scene rendered dense crosshatching fine linear textures creating shadows suggestion wood grain benches tables floor

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