Caption

Ballgesellschaft, Photographic reproduction of a painting of people at a ball by Adolf Menzel, photograph, reproduction, page, number: '1209.', photographer: Gustav Schauer, Berlin, after painting by Adolph Menzel, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 140 mm x width 160 mm, ball, formal dance, dress, gown: ball gown, A sepia-toned illustration shows a crowded interior scene with several people dressed in formal attire; women wear full dresses with wide skirts and ruffled collars while men wear dark coats with decorative epaulettes and sashes. A central seated woman faces slightly left and holds a fan, a standing man beside her leans forward holding a hat, and another woman on the right bends over near a railing. In the background a few figures stand grouped together, and the foreground displays heavy dark fabric trailing across the floor. The overall image has a painterly, sketch-like quality with visible brushstrokes and varied shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_055

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.0Mb (7.4Mb) / 11.3in x 12.4in / 3375 x 3726 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ballgesellschaft Photographic reproduction painting people ball Adolf Menzel photograph reproduction page number 1209 photographer Gustav Schauer Berlin Adolph Menzel c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 140 mm x width 160 mm formal dance dress gown sepia-toned illustration crowded interior scene several people dressed formal attire women wear full dresses wide skirts ruffled collars men dark coats decorative epaulettes sashes central seated woman faces slightly left holds fan standing man beside leans forward holding hat another woman right bends near railing background figures stand grouped together foreground displays heavy dark fabric trailing across floor image painterly sketch- quality visible brushstrokes varied shading