Caption

Portrait of an unknown lady, Mrs. Sainctelette, print, annotation: '1er état', watermark: 'French lily in coat of arms above monogram VGZ', annotation: 'Tirer á 2 exemplaires', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1878, paper, etching, drypoint, height 330 mm x width 230 mm, The name Sainctelette is based on a pencil note in the margin of another state of this print., anonymous historical person depicted alone - BB - woman, A detailed monochrome engraved portrait of an older woman shown from the chest up within an oval frame, featuring light wavy hair styled close to the head with curled sides, a calm neutral facial expression, and softly shaded eyes and mouth. She wears a dark garment with a large bow at the front and a white ruffled collar peeking out, and the background inside the oval is filled with fine diagonal crosshatching while the outer border is plain.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_346

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (11.5Mb) / 11.5in x 16.0in / 3452 x 4796 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown lady Mrs Sainctelette print annotation 1er état watermark French lily coat arms monogram VGZ Tirer á 2 exemplaires printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1878 paper etching drypoint height 330 mm x width 230 mm name Sainctelette based pencil note margin another state anonymous historical person depicted alone - BB - woman detailed monochrome engraved portrait older woman shown chest up within oval frame featuring light wavy hair styled close head curled sides calm neutral facial expression softly shaded eyes mouth wears dark garment large bow front white ruffled collar peeking background inside oval filled fine diagonal crosshatching outer border plain