Caption

Portrait of an unknown old woman, in profile, print, annotation: '2nd state', annotation: 'original two proofs', printmaker: Mary Hector Rupert Cantineau (signed by artist), 1896, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 321 mm x width 252 mm, Date of death of printmaker unknown. Therefore, the date of creation and acquisition have been used to determine the rights to this object., old woman, A sepia-toned drawing shows a profile view of an elderly person facing right, with a prominent hooked nose, deep-set eye, and pronounced facial wrinkles. The person wears a dark, textured head covering that extends upward and back, and a layered garment with visible linear strokes suggesting folds and fabric. The rendering uses dense, directional hatching and cross-hatching to create shadows and contours across the face, clothing, and background, giving a carved or etched appearance. The background is uniformly shaded with fine, diagonal lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_203

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.5Mb (6.8Mb) / 13.2in x 17.2in / 3960 x 5161 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown old woman profile print annotation 2nd state original two proofs printmaker Mary Hector Rupert Cantineau signed artist 1896 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 321 mm x width 252 mm Date death printmaker unknown date creation acquisition determine rights object old woman sepia-toned drawing profile view elderly person facing right prominent hooked nose deep-set eye pronounced facial wrinkles person wears dark textured head covering extends upward back layered garment visible linear strokes suggesting folds fabric rendering uses dense directional hatching cross-hatching create shadows contours across face clothing background giving carved etched appearance uniformly shaded fine diagonal lines