Caption

Steamship at a river island, Wörth, print, printmaker: Joseph Hartogensis, unknown, 1850 - 1859, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 73 mm x width 106 mm, island, river, steamship, motorship, Bavaria, Wörth am Main, A black and white ink landscape engraving showing a wide body of water with a distant mountain range across the horizon, cloud formations above, and a small sailboat on the water. In the midground an island with trees and a small building sits near the shore, with reflected lines in the water. The foreground shows grassy and sandy shoreline with scattered trees and bushes, a few small human figures standing near the water, and a lone figure walking along the shore. Fine parallel lines and crosshatching create texture throughout the scene, and a simple rectangular border frames the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A95_035

License type

Rights managed

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40.8Mb (11.3Mb) / 15.2in x 10.4in / 4550 x 3134 (300dpi)

Keywords

Steamship river island Wörth print printmaker Joseph Hartogensis unknown 1850 - 1859 paper chine collé etching height 73 mm x width 106 mm island river steamship motorship Bavaria am Main black white ink landscape engraving showing wide body water distant mountain range across horizon cloud formations small sailboat midground trees small building sits near shore reflected lines foreground grassy sandy shoreline scattered trees bushes small human figures standing near lone figure walking Fine parallel lines crosshatching create texture scene simple rectangular border frames composition