Caption

Gargoyle of Notre-Dame in Paris with wings and protruding tongue, print, inscription: '1e etat', printmaker: Marie Danse (signed by artist), 1888, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 288 mm x width 200 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, ornament, hybrid animals, parts of church exterior and annexes, Paris, Notre-Dame (Paris), A monochrome etching of a winged grotesque figure leaning on a stone ledge with its chin resting on a hand, showing an elongated face with a pronounced brow, hooked nose, and protruding tongue, one ear visible and deeply shadowed, curved horns rising from the forehead, textured feathered wings folded along the back, and a second carved animal head projecting from the corner of the ledge below, all rendered with dense crosshatching and fine linework against a lightly textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_309

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Available size

37.2Mb (11.9Mb) / 10.3in x 14.1in / 3077 x 4221 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gargoyle Notre-Dame Paris wings protruding tongue print inscription 1e etat printmaker Marie Danse signed artist 1888 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 288 mm x width 200 mm piece sculpture reproduction ornament hybrid animals parts church exterior annexes monochrome etching winged grotesque figure leaning stone ledge chin resting hand showing elongated face pronounced brow hooked nose ear visible deeply shadowed curved horns rising forehead textured feathered wings folded back second carved animal head projecting corner ledge rendered dense crosshatching fine linework lightly textured background