Caption

The sick person, The footman, Sick dog in a chair and two street sweepers, Small collection of prints, The small print shop, print, album page, Page with two separate illustrations. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Eugène Hippolyte Forest, publisher: Aubert & Cie., Paris, 1834, paper, wood engraving, height 141 mm x width 232 mm, dog, patient, sick person, animals acting as human beings, street sweeping, street sweeper, A pen-and-ink illustration divided into two scenes shows on the left a seated figure in an ornate high-backed chair wearing a patterned robe and a cap, leaning forward over an open book on a small round table draped with a patterned cloth; on the table are two tall bottles and a filled glass, and a tall decorative clock stands behind the chair with books on shelves nearby while a small dog sits at the seated figure’s knee looking downward and a shallow dish rests on the floor. On the right a standing figure seen from behind wears a broad-brimmed hat, carries a large bundle or sack on their back and slings a long-handled broom over one shoulder, while a smaller figure ahead of them also carries a stick and looks upward toward the taller figure; the background hints at building facades and cobblestone ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B16_103

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Rights managed

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43.5Mb (11.6Mb) / 16.4in x 10.3in / 4928 x 3088 (300dpi)

Keywords

sick person footman Sick dog chair two street sweepers Small collection prints small print shop album page Page two separate illustrations part album printmaker Eugène Hippolyte Forest publisher Aubert & Cie Paris 1834 paper wood engraving height 141 mm x width 232 mm dog patient animals acting human beings street sweeping street sweeper pen- -ink illustration divided two scenes left seated figure ornate high-backed chair wearing patterned robe cap leaning forward open book small round table draped patterned cloth table two tall bottles filled glass tall decorative clock stands books shelves nearby small dog sits seated figure’s knee looking downward shallow dish rests floor right standing figure wears broad-brimmed hat carries large bundle sack back slings long-handled broom shoulder smaller figure ahead them also carries stick looks upward taller figure background hints building facades cobblestone ground