Different figures and putti in the forest, print, printmaker: Célestin François Nanteuil, printer (person): Victor Jacques Bertauts, Paris, 1851 - 1865, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography on chine collé, probably proof, height 360 mm x width 273 mm, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', couple of lovers, forest, wood, Naiads, river- and spring-nymphs, usually carrying an urn, 'Naiadi, ninfe de' fiumi' (Ripa), A charcoal or pencil drawing showing a group of figures among dark, textured foliage and rock forms, with a central woman in a flowing light garment turned in profile and holding a small child whose face is visible; nearby another woman looks upward with an open expression while a partially clothed child reaches toward her; a third child appears at an angle with curly hair and a head turned outward; shadowed trees and dense leaf canopies frame the scene and a seated figure on a raised rock reaches forward from the upper left, all rendered with soft, st...
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Different figures and putti in the forest, print, printmaker: Célestin François Nanteuil, printer (person): Victor Jacques Bertauts, Paris, 1851 - 1865, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography on chine collé, probably proof, height 360 mm x width 273 mm, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', couple of lovers, forest, wood, Naiads, river- and spring-nymphs, usually carrying an urn, 'Naiadi, ninfe de' fiumi' (Ripa), A charcoal or pencil drawing showing a group of figures among dark, textured foliage and rock forms, with a central woman in a flowing light garment turned in profile and holding a small child whose face is visible; nearby another woman looks upward with an open expression while a partially clothed child reaches toward her; a third child appears at an angle with curly hair and a head turned outward; shadowed trees and dense leaf canopies frame the scene and a seated figure on a raised rock reaches forward from the upper left, all rendered with soft, stippled shading and strong contrasts between light fabric and dark surroundings.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B12_117

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Different figures putti forest print printmaker Célestin François Nanteuil printer person Victor Jacques Bertauts Paris 1851 - 1865 paper chine collé lithography proof height 360 mm x width 273 mm cupids amores amoretti couple lovers wood Naiads river- spring-nymphs usually carrying urn Naiadi ninfe de fiumi Ripa charcoal pencil drawing showing group figures dark textured foliage rock forms central woman flowing light garment turned profile holding small child face visible nearby another woman looks upward open expression partially clothed child reaches third child angle curly hair head turned outward shadowed trees dense leaf canopies frame scene seated figure raised rock reaches forward upper left rendered soft stippled shading strong contrasts light fabric dark surroundings

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