Caption

Boat of Boitsfort, print, printmaker: Hyacinthe Chameron (signed by artist), printer (person): F. Nys, Brussels, dedicated to: Monsieur Hap, 1800 - 1899, printer (person), paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 237 mm x width 287 mm, landscapes, outskirts of village, pond, Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Bosvoorde, A sepia-toned etching showing a riverside scene with a calm body of water in the foreground reflecting faint ripples and a few ducks, a grassy bank with tall trees rising on the right, and two figures standing near the water under the trees. Beyond the bank a small village of clustered buildings with pitched roofs and a tower sits amid low vegetation, and the horizon is marked by a distant treeline. The sky is rendered with fine horizontal lines and subtle cloud forms, and the composition emphasizes vertical tree trunks and detailed foliage against the textured sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_210

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (12.1Mb) / 15.0in x 10.4in / 4506 x 3112 (300dpi)

Keywords

Boat Boitsfort print printmaker Hyacinthe Chameron signed artist printer person F Nys Brussels dedicated Monsieur Hap 1800 - 1899 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 237 mm x width 287 mm landscapes outskirts village pond Watermaal-Bosvoorde Bosvoorde sepia-toned showing riverside scene calm body water foreground reflecting faint ripples ducks grassy bank tall trees rising right two figures standing near water under trees Beyond bank small village clustered buildings pitched roofs tower sits low vegetation horizon marked distant treeline sky rendered fine horizontal lines subtle cloud forms composition emphasizes vertical tree trunks detailed foliage textured sky