Caption

Photo reproduction of a print after a painting, depicting an officer writing a letter and a trumpeter, photograph, reproduction, page, after print by anonymous, after painting by Gerard ter Borch (II), c. 1859 - in or before 1869, photographer, after print by, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 131 mm, officer, handwriting, writing as activity, interior, representation of a building, A sepia-toned scene shows two men in historical clothing beside a wooden table; one man sits on a stool leaning forward to write on a sheet with a pen while resting his arm on the table, wearing a fitted jacket with visible sleeve detail and loose trousers, his hair shoulder-length and wavy. The other man stands with one hand resting near his waist and the other arm relaxed, dressed in a long coat with decorative trim, a sash across his chest, a wide-brimmed feathered hat, boots with turned toes, and a sword and powder horn at his side. The table is simple with crossed legs and small objects on top, and the floor beneath shows scattered small items and a folded piece of paper. In the background a substantial architectural ledge with draped fabric and fluted columns is visible against a plain wall.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_049

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.7Mb (5.7Mb) / 10.8in x 14.3in / 3246 x 4275 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photo reproduction print painting depicting officer writing letter trumpeter photograph reproduction page anonymous Gerard ter Borch Ii c 1859 - 1869 photographer paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 131 mm officer handwriting writing activity interior representation building sepia-toned scene two men historical clothing beside wooden table man sits stool leaning forward write sheet pen resting arm table wearing fitted jacket visible sleeve detail loose trousers hair shoulder-length wavy man stands hand near waist arm relaxed dressed long coat decorative trim sash across chest wide-brimmed feathered hat boots turned toes sword powder horn side simple crossed legs small objects top floor beneath scattered small items folded piece background substantial architectural ledge draped fabric fluted columns visible plain wall