Caption

Letter to Andries Bonger, letter, watermark, writer (clerical worker): Émile Bernard, Cairo (city), in or before 1895-01-14, writer (clerical worker), Ottoman Empire, North Africa, materials by function, paper, ink, writing (processes), pen, height 425 mm x width 425 mm, Person, Rembrandt van Rijn, Andries Bonger, Pierre Renoir, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, Odilon Redon, Mercure de France, Julien Tanguy, Ernest Hello, Ivan Gustaf Aguéli, Werner von Hausen, Paul Gavarni, photography, cinematography, Paris, A sheet of off-white paper covered edge-to-edge with dense cursive handwriting in dark ink, with lines of script varying in thickness and opacity, some areas appearing more faded and smudged than others, and faint impressions of writing visible on the reverse showing through; there are small blotches and spots of purple ink in a few places, a slight vertical crease near the center, and the overall surface shows subtle paper texture and slight discoloration giving an aged appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_423

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Rights managed

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42.9Mb (7.6Mb) / 11.4in x 14.6in / 3423 x 4376 (300dpi)

Keywords

Letter Andries Bonger letter watermark writer clerical worker Émile Bernard Cairo city 1895-01-14 Ottoman Empire North Africa materials function paper ink writing processes pen height 425 mm x width 425 mm Person Rembrandt van Rijn Pierre Renoir Albrecht Dürer Michelangelo Odilon Redon Mercure de France Julien Tanguy Ernest Hello Ivan Gustaf Aguéli Werner von Hausen Paul Gavarni photography cinematography Paris sheet off-white paper covered edge- -edge dense cursive handwriting dark ink lines script varying thickness opacity areas appearing faded smudged faint impressions writing visible reverse showing small blotches spots purple ink places slight vertical crease near center surface subtle paper texture slight discoloration giving aged appearance