Caption

Two women harvesting wheat, 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 358 mm x width 276 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden, harvest, container made of plant material other than wood: basket, agricultural implements: scythe, plants and herbs: reed, A pencil or charcoal drawing of two young women kneeling in tall grass, one facing forward with a wreath in her hair and a loose blouse, the other leaning forward with hair in a braided bun and holding a curved sickle-like tool, bundles of cut grain or wicker around them and a round hat or basket on the ground, soft shading suggesting sky above and dense textured vegetation surrounding the figures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B12_121

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (11.8Mb) / 11.1in x 14.3in / 3337 x 4302 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two women harvesting wheat print printmaker Célestin François Nanteuil printer person Victor Jacques Bertauts Paris 1851 - 1865 paper chine collé lithography proof height 358 mm x width 276 mm adolescent young woman maiden harvest container plant material wood basket agricultural implements scythe plants herbs reed pencil charcoal drawing two young women kneeling tall grass facing forward wreath hair loose blouse leaning forward braided bun holding curved sickle- tool bundles cut grain wicker them round hat ground soft shading suggesting sky dense textured vegetation surrounding figures