Caption

Three men by a gas lantern, cartoon, print, A gas lantern stands by a building with three men in long coats. The man on the left holds a stick and uses it to support the man who has climbed into the gas lantern. On the other side, a man sits on a stool. English texts are displayed on several pages of paper in his hands or on the lantern. A face is depicted in the waxing moon. Below the image is a two-line English text from the Bible, freely adapted from Matthew 2., printmaker: Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, The Hague, 1843 - 1887, paper, etching, height 163 mm x width 135 mm, cushion, caricatures (human types), civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, street lighting, waxing moon represented as face, gas-lamp, A pen-and-ink sketch shows three robed figures gathered around a tall street lamp; one figure is perched on a ladder near the lamp head, another stands holding the ladder, and a third kneels or bends beside the lamp while holding a small sign attached to the pole. The scene includes simple line-rendered buildings in the background, a crescent moon with a face in the sky, and scattered horizontal hatch marks suggesting clouds or wind. The figures wear pointed hoods or head coverings and long garments with visible folds and cross-hatching, and the lamp has a decorative top and glass panels. The ground and surrounding area are indicated with light sketch lines, and the paper shows a textured, speckled background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A95_213

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Rights managed

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40.8Mb (9.2Mb) / 10.9in x 14.5in / 3277 x 4354 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three men gas lantern cartoon print gas lantern stands building three men long coats man left holds stick uses support climbed side man sits stool English texts displayed several pages paper hands lantern face depicted waxing moon image two-line English text Bible freely adapted Matthew 2 printmaker Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch Hague 1843 - 1887 etching height 163 mm x width 135 mm cushion caricatures human types civic architecture edifices dwellings street lighting waxing moon represented gas-lamp pen- -ink sketch three robed figures gathered tall street lamp figure perched ladder near lamp head another stands holding ladder third kneels bends beside lamp small sign attached pole scene includes simple line-rendered buildings background crescent moon sky scattered horizontal hatch marks suggesting clouds wind figures wear pointed hoods head coverings long garments visible folds cross-hatching decorative top glass panels ground surrounding area indicated light sketch lines textured speckled background