Caption

Diploma for the Mutualité scolaire, Hainaut, print, diploma, mark: 'Heijlemans', inscription: '2m etat, 1897, Deux epreuves', printmaker: Marie Danse (signed by artist), after design by unknown, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 250 mm x width 356 mm, sowing, bee-hive, A sepia-toned illustrated scene framed by ornate columns and leafy garlands shows a standing female figure draped in flowing robes beside two boys, a coat of arms with a crown at the top center, and decorative foliage arching across the upper portion. Below the arch a small boy walks toward the foreground carrying a bowl while a cluster of flying insects surrounds a large beehive placed on a pedestal at the center. To the right a man wearing a brimmed hat holds a long tool and stands among tall grasses, while carved architectural details and wreaths decorate the vertical and horizontal borders. The drawing style is detailed with fine pen-and-ink shading and crosshatching throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_314

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.1Mb (12.5Mb) / 16.6in x 12.2in / 4970 x 3667 (300dpi)

Keywords

Diploma Mutualité scolaire Hainaut print diploma mark Heijlemans inscription 2m etat 1897 Deux epreuves printmaker Marie Danse signed artist design unknown paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 250 mm x width 356 mm sowing bee-hive sepia-toned illustrated scene framed ornate columns leafy garlands standing female figure draped flowing robes beside two boys coat arms crown top center decorative foliage arching across upper portion arch small boy walks foreground carrying bowl cluster flying insects surrounds large beehive placed pedestal center right man wearing brimmed hat holds long tool stands tall grasses carved architectural details wreaths decorate vertical horizontal borders drawing style detailed fine pen- -ink shading crosshatching