Caption

Cour interior au Maghreb, Dar Et-Tounoudje. (Constantine.), Woman and child with headscarf walking across courtyard in Algeria with seated people, Algeria, Artistic and picturesque impressions of countries in the East, L'orient artistique et pittoresque, print, printmaker: Adolphe Mouilleron, after painting by Pierre Edmond Alexandre Hédouin, printer (person): Victor Jacques Bertauts, Paris, 1851 - 1880, Adolphe Mouilleron, Pierre Edmond Alexandre Hédouin, Victor Jacques Bertauts, printmaker, after painting by, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography with planing technique on chine collé, height 446 mm x width 313 mm, Series title 'Algérie' based on later state. Series title 'L'orient artistique et pittoresque' based on resemblance to other prints., adult woman, courtyard, child, North Africa, A monochrome scene shows a shaded stone archway set into a wall with trailing vines and leafy branches above, opening into a dim interior where several seated and standing figures wear flowing garments and head coverings; in the foreground a woman stands with her back partly turned and a small child faces her, while nearby figures sit on rugs and cushions on the ground with relaxed postures and draped clothing, one reclining against the wall; light patches on the arch and ground create contrasts of shadow and brightness across the textured stone and fabric.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B12_185

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38.2Mb (12.6Mb) / 11.5in x 12.9in / 3439 x 3882 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cour interior au Maghreb Dar Et-Tounoudje Constantine Woman child headscarf walking across courtyard Algeria seated people Artistic picturesque impressions countries East L'orient artistique et pittoresque print printmaker Adolphe Mouilleron painting Pierre Edmond Alexandre Hédouin printer person Victor Jacques Bertauts Paris 1851 - 1880 paper chine collé lithography planing technique height 446 mm x width 313 mm Series title Algérie based later state resemblance prints adult woman courtyard North Africa monochrome scene shaded stone archway set wall trailing vines leafy branches opening dim interior several seated standing figures wear flowing garments head coverings foreground woman stands back partly turned small faces nearby figures sit rugs cushions ground relaxed postures draped clothing reclining light patches arch ground create contrasts shadow brightness across textured stone fabric