Caption

Grave affair, Two women look at a hat in an interior, 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 202 mm x width 150 mm, adult woman, fan, interior, representation of a building, Two young women sit closely on an upholstered chair in front of a draped curtain, one woman facing slightly sideways and the other leaning toward her while both focus on a bonnet that the nearer woman holds; the women wear patterned dresses with ruffled sleeves and layered skirts. Around them are decorative objects including a table with a tall ornate vase of flowers and an antique clock, a round decorative tray propped against the shelf, and a small pedestal with a figurine. On the floor in front of them a hat box contains folded fabric and a flat round hat box lid rests nearby on a patterned rug. The scene is sepia-toned with soft lighting and visible fabric textures in the curtains, dresses, and rugs.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_026

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.6Mb (10.3Mb) / 10.6in x 13.8in / 3165 x 4151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grave affair Two women look hat interior page photomechanical print photographer Constant Puyo France cliché maker Paul Dujardin printer person Charles Wittmann Paris c 1886 - 1896 paper photoaquatint height 202 mm x width 150 mm adult woman fan representation building Two young women sit closely upholstered chair front draped curtain woman facing slightly sideways leaning focus bonnet nearer woman holds women wear patterned dresses ruffled sleeves layered skirts them decorative objects table tall ornate vase flowers antique clock round decorative tray propped shelf small pedestal figurine floor hat box contains folded fabric flat round hat box lid rests nearby patterned rug scene sepia-toned soft lighting visible fabric textures curtains dresses rugs