Caption

Churchgoers and an altar boy in the church, print, annotation: 'Dernier etat', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), Mons (Belgium), 1880, paper, chine collé, etching, height 338 mm x width 470 mm, the congregation, Holy Mass (divine service, especially of Roman Catholic Church), A monochrome engraving shows a row of older men seated on a bench behind a wooden panel, each wearing dark coats and waistcoats and holding small books or resting their hands on the railing; one man has a beard and holds a small book with both hands, another sits with eyes closed, a central man looks to his side with folded hands, another leans forward holding a small book, one man touches his face with a hand near his eye, and the last holds a small book while resting a hand on the bench. In front of the bench a young person in a light-colored robe sits on a lower step with hands clasped in their lap and a solemn expression. To the left of the seated youth is an empty wooden chair with a woven seat and back, and to the right a small table covered with a patterned cloth holds a closed book and a small dark box. The background features tall vertical architectural panels and a wall with subtle shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B16_396

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Keywords

Churchgoers altar boy church print annotation Dernier etat printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist Mons Belgium 1880 paper chine collé etching height 338 mm x width 470 mm congregation Holy Mass divine service Roman Catholic Church monochrome engraving row older men seated bench wooden panel wearing dark coats waistcoats holding small books resting hands railing man beard holds small book another sits eyes closed central man looks side folded hands another leans forward holding man touches face hand near eye last holds hand front young person light-colored robe sits lower step hands clasped lap solemn expression left seated youth empty wooden chair woven seat back right small table covered patterned cloth holds closed book small dark box background features tall vertical architectural panels wall subtle shading