Caption

Decorative lead shield with a lion's head and leaf motifs, Cartonche en plomb repoussé an marteau, photograph, page, inscription: 'Composé et exécuté par F. Marrou.', name: 'Witz & cie Phot. Rouen', photographer: Witz et Cie., c. 1880 - in or before 1884, Witz et Cie., photographer, paper, albumen print, height 277 mm x width 208 mm, ornament derived from plant forms, lion's head, ornament, An ornate sculptural relief carved in a pale material is set against a dark oval background, featuring a central stylized human face with a mustache and flowing beard, surrounded by symmetrical arrangements of acanthus leaves, curling ribbons, braided elements, and botanical motifs that radiate outward. The composition includes scroll-like forms, twisted cords, and tassel-like hanging drapery beneath the face, with finely modeled textures and high-contrast lighting that emphasizes the three-dimensional details. The outer edges of the dark oval sit within a lighter rectangular border, and the overall image has a muted, monochromatic tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.3Mb (7.0Mb) / 11.3in x 15.3in / 3375 x 4589 (300dpi)

Keywords

Decorative lead shield lion's head leaf motifs Cartonche en plomb repoussé marteau photograph page inscription Composé et exécuté par F Marrou name Witz & cie Phot Rouen photographer Witz et Cie c 1880 - 1884 paper albumen print height 277 mm x width 208 mm ornament derived plant forms ornament ornate sculptural relief carved pale material set dark oval background featuring central stylized human face mustache flowing beard surrounded symmetrical arrangements acanthus leaves curling ribbons braided elements botanical motifs radiate outward composition includes scroll- forms twisted cords tassel- hanging drapery beneath face finely modeled textures high-contrast lighting emphasizes three-dimensional details outer edges dark oval sit within lighter rectangular border image muted monochromatic tone