Caption

The poor blind man, Blind beggar, woman with children and a crocodile, Crocodile, Small collection of prints, The small print shop, print, album page, Page with four separate illustrations. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Frédéric Bouchot, publisher: Aubert & Cie., Paris, 1834, paper, wood engraving, height 141 mm x width 232 mm, beggar, blind, blindness, A detailed black and white ink drawing shows a scene with several figures and a large reptile. On the left an older person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long cloak stands with a staff in hand and a small container hanging from the other hand, and a young boy stands beside them holding a stick and a small sack. In the upper center a woman in a long dress and hat stands facing a smaller figure who is near a basin. On the right a woman in a dress and apron carries a basket and holds the hand of a young child who leans on a stick while another small child clings to the woman's back. In the lower right a large crocodile-like reptile lies on the ground with its mouth open and visible teeth, its textured back and tail extending across the foreground. The background includes simple line work suggesting ground and water and minimal horizon details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B16_114

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48.7Mb (11.4Mb) / 17.3in x 11.0in / 5178 x 3290 (300dpi)

Keywords

poor blind man Blind beggar woman children crocodile Crocodile Small collection prints small print shop album page Page four separate illustrations part album printmaker Frédéric Bouchot publisher Aubert & Cie Paris 1834 paper wood engraving height 141 mm x width 232 mm beggar blind blindness detailed black white ink drawing scene several figures large reptile left older person wearing wide-brimmed hat long cloak stands staff hand small container hanging young boy stands beside them holding stick small sack upper center long dress hat facing smaller figure near basin right dress apron carries basket holds young child leans another small child clings woman's back lower right large crocodile- reptile lies ground mouth open visible teeth textured back tail extending across foreground background includes simple line work suggesting water minimal horizon details