Caption

Flock of sheep with shepherd on a heath road, print, annotation: '2eme etat, deux epreuves', printmaker: Pol Craps (signed by artist), 1896, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, printed in brown, height 236 mm x width 329 mm, herd, flock, A wide landscape drawn in brown tones shows a dirt path winding from the foreground toward the horizon, flanked by grassy fields and a dense line of trees on the right, with a small cluster of buildings and a pointed steeple visible in the distance on the left; a lone figure wearing a cloak walks along the path ahead of a group of smaller figures or animals that fill the road behind, and the sky above is filled with fine, horizontal shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_266

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (10.3Mb) / 15.9in x 10.3in / 4776 x 3102 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flock sheep shepherd heath road print annotation 2eme etat deux epreuves printmaker Pol Craps signed artist 1896 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown height 236 mm x width 329 mm herd flock wide landscape drawn brown tones dirt path winding foreground horizon flanked grassy fields dense line trees right small cluster buildings pointed steeple visible distance left lone figure wearing cloak walks path ahead group smaller figures animals fill road sky filled fine horizontal shading