Caption
Group of five cooks, three of whom are peeling, Les éplucheurs, Eaux-Fortes Modernes: Originales et Inédites, print, Series number, 25, 60, printmaker: Théodule Augustin Ribot, printer (person): Delâtre, Paris, publisher: Cadart & Luquet, 1862, printer (person), paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone, height 320 mm x width 236 mm, Part of the first volume of a series of prints by the Société des Aquafortistes from 1862. Plate 25., cook, cleaning (food), A monochrome sketch shows five seated and standing figures wearing simple hats and loose clothing, gathered closely in a small interior space with a textured wall behind them; two figures sit on low stools facing each other while another sits between them, hands engaged in a shared task, and two standing figures look down toward the seated group, one with hands clasped and the other with arms at the sides; the floor beneath them is roughly rendered with scattered marks and small objects, and crosshatching and vertical lines create shadow and wall texture around the group.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B12_390
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