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The Street Boy, 1840-1841, print, costume print, Standing young man. Loose copy of an illustration from: a book with character sketches, professions and traditional costumes of Dutch folk types from 1841. Unnumbered., printmaker: Henry Brown, Netherlands, 1840 - 1841, paper, wood engraving, height 275 mm x width 182 mm, Used as illustration in: De Nederlanden : character sketches, traditional costumes, posture and appearance of various social classes : text by the most esteemed writers : with engravings by Henry Brown after drawings by the most prominent Dutch artists. The Hague, 1841., the poor, professional clothes, Period, A monochrome ink illustration of a young person standing on a cobblestone surface, wearing a slouchy cap with a wide brim, a collared shirt with a tied neckerchief, a double-breasted vest, and a textured jacket with turned cuffs, one hand hanging at the side and the other tucked into a jacket pocket. The trousers are loose with visible patch seams and creases, and the feet are clad in rounded shoes with pronounced soles; crosshatching and line work create shading and texture across the figure and the stones beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A96_326

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43.9Mb (7.0Mb) / 10.0in x 17.1in / 3001 x 5117 (300dpi)

Keywords

Street Boy 1840-1841 print costume print Standing young man Loose copy illustration book character sketches professions traditional costumes Dutch folk types 1841 Unnumbered printmaker Henry Brown Netherlands 1840 - 1841 paper wood engraving height 275 mm x width 182 mm illustration in De Nederlanden posture appearance various social classes text esteemed writers engravings drawings prominent Dutch artists Hague poor professional clothes Period monochrome ink illustration young person standing cobblestone surface wearing slouchy cap wide brim collared shirt tied neckerchief double-breasted vest textured jacket turned cuffs hand hanging side tucked jacket pocket trousers loose visible patch seams creases feet clad rounded shoes pronounced soles crosshatching line work create shading texture across figure stones beneath