Caption

Portrait of Suzanna Jacoba (Coba) Muller, print, On verso a detail of Fish and water plants, printmaker: Willem Witsen, Ewijkshoeve (Den Dolder), c. 1886, Den Dolder, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 217 mm x width 118 mm, Person, Suzanna Jacoba Muller, historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman, A monochrome etching of a person shown in profile facing right, with dark hair pulled back and a smooth pale face, a prominent nose, a closed mouth, and a visible ear; the figure wears a high collar and a small bow or tie at the neck. The head and shoulders are rendered with dense crosshatching and fine lines that create a dark oval background around the hair, while the surrounding paper shows lighter, worn textures and smudges. There are several short, straight hatch marks below the shoulder area and faint decorative curved motifs at the left edge of the darker background. The lower portion of the image is mostly blank, showing the aged, mottled surface of the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_308

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.6Mb (11.9Mb) / 9.6in x 17.7in / 2872 x 5306 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Suzanna Jacoba Coba Muller print verso detail Fish water plants printmaker Willem Witsen Ewijkshoeve Den Dolder c 1886 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique aquatint height 217 mm x width 118 mm Person Suzanna Jacoba Muller historical persons portraits scenes life - BB - woman monochrome etching person shown profile facing right dark hair pulled back smooth pale face prominent nose closed mouth visible ear figure wears high collar small bow tie neck head shoulders rendered dense crosshatching fine lines create dark oval background hair surrounding paper lighter worn textures smudges several short straight hatch marks shoulder area faint decorative curved motifs left edge darker background lower portion image mostly blank showing aged mottled surface paper