Caption

Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Mrs. Boulez, print, annotation: '3rd state', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1882, paper, etching, height 317 mm x width 238 mm, A monochrome engraved portrait of a middle-aged woman shown from the chest up within an oval frame, with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, small decorative beads or pins visible on the side of her hair, a calm neutral expression, slightly downturned lips, and direct gaze; she wears a high-collared blouse with a lace front and a pendant brooch at the throat, a patterned outer garment over the shoulders, and a single hanging earring visible on one ear, all rendered with fine crosshatching and stippling against a textured oval background and a plain lighter surrounding page.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_327

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (12.6Mb) / 12.1in x 16.7in / 3639 x 5023 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown woman Mrs Boulez print annotation 3rd state printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1882 paper etching height 317 mm x width 238 mm monochrome engraved portrait middle-aged woman shown chest up within oval frame hair parted middle pulled back small decorative beads pins visible side hair calm neutral expression slightly downturned lips direct gaze wears high-collared blouse lace front pendant brooch throat patterned outer garment shoulders single hanging earring visible ear rendered fine crosshatching stippling textured oval background plain lighter surrounding page