Caption
Portrait of four unknown children, probably related to the Marmelstein family, photograph, inscription: '..., Marmelstein-...', photographer: Friedrich Carel Hisgen, Amsterdam, photographer: Julius Heinrich Hisgen, 1888 - c. 1930, paper, pasteboard, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 240 mm x width 319 mm, historical persons, child, Four children are positioned on and between benches in a studio setting. On the left a boy sits with one leg crossed, wearing a dark suit and a large patterned necktie, his hands resting one over the other on his knee. Standing next to him is another boy dressed in a dark coat with a contrasting collar and a spotted scarf tied at the neck, one hand resting on the bench back and the other holding the bench post. Beside him a girl stands in a dark dress with a wide white collar and lace cuffs, holding a small doll in her hands and wearing a bow in her hair. On the right a younger boy sits on a smaller bench wearing a sailor-style outfit, holding a round object in one hand, his legs hanging down. The background shows a softly focused backdrop suggesting trees and a path, and the floor beneath them is visible.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B09_049
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49.9Mb (4.7Mb) / 16.5in x 11.8in / 4937 x 3533 (300dpi)