Old woman leaning on a cane in a doorway, print, annotation: '2 epreuves', printmaker: Mary Hector Rupert Cantineau, after design by Charles De Groux (possibly), 1885 - in or before 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 299 mm x width 196 mm, Date of death of printmaker unknown. Therefore, the acquisition date has been used to determine the rights to this object., old woman, An elderly person stands leaning forward, wearing a head covering and a long, loose garment with a dark outer cloak; one hand grips a tall staff while the other hand hangs down beside the skirt, and the figure's head is bowed with facial features rendered in profile; the background shows a vertical dark panel beside a lighter textured surface, and the overall image has a sepia-toned, sketchlike appearance with visible line work and shading.
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Old woman leaning on a cane in a doorway, print, annotation: '2 epreuves', printmaker: Mary Hector Rupert Cantineau, after design by Charles De Groux (possibly), 1885 - in or before 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 299 mm x width 196 mm, Date of death of printmaker unknown. Therefore, the acquisition date has been used to determine the rights to this object., old woman, An elderly person stands leaning forward, wearing a head covering and a long, loose garment with a dark outer cloak; one hand grips a tall staff while the other hand hangs down beside the skirt, and the figure's head is bowed with facial features rendered in profile; the background shows a vertical dark panel beside a lighter textured surface, and the overall image has a sepia-toned, sketchlike appearance with visible line work and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B16_206

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Old woman leaning cane doorway print annotation 2 epreuves printmaker Mary Hector Rupert Cantineau design Charles De Groux 1885 - 1909 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 299 mm x width 196 mm Date death printmaker unknown acquisition date determine rights object old woman elderly person stands leaning forward wearing head covering long loose garment dark outer cloak hand grips tall staff hand hangs down beside skirt figure's head bowed facial features rendered profile background vertical dark panel beside lighter textured surface image sepia-toned sketchlike appearance visible line work shading

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