Caption

View of a corner house in Leiden, print, Two women stand in front of a corner house., printmaker: Jan Weissenbruch, The Hague (possibly), 1837 - 1880, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 80 mm x width 55 mm, urban housing, adult woman, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Leiden, A narrow street scene rendered in fine dark lines shows three tall adjacent buildings with textured facades and multiple window openings, one building heavily shaded creating a dark vertical block, another with visible window ledges and a small doorway or balcony where a single figure stands behind railing, and a lighter worn wall with uneven surface and small arched openings. Two figures in long garments and head coverings stand close together on the street near the foreground, while a low structure with a slanted roof sits beside the rightmost building. The ground is marked with horizontal strokes and the composition is framed by a faint rectangular border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A95_224

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36.9Mb (9.3Mb) / 9.9in x 14.6in / 2956 x 4369 (300dpi)

Keywords

View corner house Leiden print Two women stand front printmaker Jan Weissenbruch Hague 1837 - 1880 paper chine collé etching height 80 mm x width 55 mm urban housing adult woman city-view landscape man- constructions narrow street scene rendered fine dark lines three tall adjacent buildings textured facades multiple window openings building heavily shaded creating dark vertical block another visible window ledges small doorway balcony single figure stands railing lighter worn wall uneven surface small arched openings Two figures long garments head coverings stand close together street near foreground low structure slanted roof sits beside rightmost building ground marked horizontal strokes composition framed faint rectangular border