Caption

Noite de Natal, Unknown boy lying on a staircase without shoes, page, photomechanical print, maker: Joaquim Basto, maker: Société Anonyme des Arts Graphiques, c. 1889 - in or before 1894, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 164 mm x width 115 mm, boy (child between toddler and youth), flight of steps, A sepia-toned photograph shows a young boy reclining on worn stone steps beside a rough plaster wall and a dark doorway, his head resting on one arm and his other arm draped over the edge of a step, a folded newspaper held against his chest, his bare feet and legs extending down the steps amid patches of grass and small plants, framed by a vertical cluster of leafy stems on the right and weathered window openings higher on the wall.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_238

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 9.9in x 15.2in / 2959 x 4559 (300dpi)

Keywords

Noite de Natal Unknown boy lying staircase shoes page photomechanical print maker Joaquim Basto Société Anonyme des Arts Graphiques c 1889 - 1894 paper collotype photoprint height 164 mm x width 115 mm child toddler youth flight steps sepia-toned photograph young reclining worn stone steps beside rough plaster wall dark doorway head resting arm arm draped edge step folded newspaper held chest bare feet legs extending down patches grass small plants framed vertical cluster leafy stems right weathered window openings higher wall