Caption
Woman turns on a lamp, La lampe file, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Constant Puyo, France, cliché maker: Paul Dujardin, printer (person): Charles Wittmann, Paris, c. 1886 - in or before 1896, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 218 mm x width 160 mm, adult woman, lighting, lamps, A woman in a long dark dress with a lace collar and sleeves stands in profile reaching up to adjust a large fringed lampshade; her hair is pulled back in a bun and she faces the illuminated interior of the lamp. The lamp has a decorative base and sits on a carved wooden surface beside a vase of flowers and other small objects. Behind her is a patterned textile or wallpaper with floral motifs. The scene is rendered in grayscale with soft lighting highlighting the woman's face and the lamp area.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A98_024
License type
Rights managed
Available size
43.5Mb (8.9Mb) / 11.0in x 15.4in / 3285 x 4629 (300dpi)