Caption
Butler with a feather duster by the drinks cabinet, print, annotation: '1er état, deux epreuves de c'est état', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), after design by Honoré Daumier, 1895, Auguste Danse, Honoré Daumier, printmaker, after design by, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, printed in brown, height 258 mm x width 277 mm, alcoholic drinks, taste, tasting (one of the five senses), butler, A sepia-toned etching shows an older person in profile standing inside a room, wearing a long-sleeved garment with visible folds and a dark collar, holding a small object near their face with one hand and a bottle-like object in the other; the face has pronounced lines and a furrowed expression, and short hair. To the right, a cabinet door with vertical wood grain is open, revealing shelves with tall bottle shapes and stacked items. Behind the figure, a dark textured background and a bed or cushioned surface are visible, and to the far right a wall with carved or patterned vertical designs can be seen. The image has a pale margin at the bottom.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B16_369
License type
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51.2Mb (5.0Mb) / 14.1in x 14.1in / 4237 x 4222 (300dpi)