Caption

The Cathedral, Crowd in a square near a cathedral, print, The crowd consists of soldiers in costume lined up in rows and the people., printmaker: James Ensor, 1886, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 245 mm x width 185 mm, public festivities, church (exterior), A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of a large Gothic cathedral fills the upper portion of the image, showing tall pointed towers, arched windows, buttresses, and intricate stonework rendered in fine lines; below the cathedral a dense crowd of small, closely packed heads and torsos stretches across the lower portion, with faces and hats sketched in varied expressions; the overall palette is a sepia-toned paper with dark ink lines and a textured, slightly speckled background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_291

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Rights managed

Available size

34.9Mb (10.6Mb) / 10.0in x 13.6in / 2989 x 4076 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cathedral Crowd square near cathedral print crowd consists soldiers costume lined up rows people printmaker James Ensor 1886 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 245 mm x width 185 mm public festivities church exterior detailed pen- -ink drawing large Gothic cathedral fills upper portion image showing tall pointed towers arched windows buttresses intricate stonework rendered fine lines dense crowd small closely packed heads torsos stretches across lower portion faces hats sketched varied expressions palette sepia-toned paper dark ink lines textured slightly speckled background