Caption

Man sentenced to death, print, annotation: 'Paris 20 juin 72, A mon ami J. Delboëte, signature', printmaker: Léopold Flameng (signed by artist), after design by Mihály Munkácsy, 1870, paper, chine collé, etching, height 247 mm x width 319 mm, last hours before execution, A detailed monochrome scene shows a group of people gathered inside a vaulted stone interior. A man sits slumped near a table with a cloth, his leg shackled and his expression downcast while a small child stands beside him. A soldier in a hat and uniform holds a long weapon and stands by the table where a set of tall candlesticks rests. Several adults and children form a line or cluster to the left, some looking toward the seated man and others turned slightly away; one young boy in the foreground walks toward the center with a hunched posture. A woman near the center holds an infant, and another woman on the far right leans against a wall covering her face. A basket and domestic items are visible among the standing figures, and a shallow bowl sits on the floor in front of the table. Light falls from an arched opening above and to the right, casting shadows across the stone walls and floor. The image is rendered with fine crosshatched lines and textured shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_319

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.5Mb (6.3Mb) / 15.1in x 10.7in / 4516 x 3214 (300dpi)

Keywords

Man sentenced death print annotation Paris 20 juin 72 mon ami J Delboëte signature printmaker Léopold Flameng signed artist design Mihály Munkácsy 1870 paper chine collé etching height 247 mm x width 319 mm last hours execution detailed monochrome scene group people gathered inside vaulted stone interior man sits slumped near table cloth leg shackled expression downcast small child stands beside soldier hat uniform holds long weapon stands set tall candlesticks rests Several adults children form line cluster left looking seated man turned slightly away young boy foreground walks center hunched posture woman near center holds infant another woman far right leans wall covering face basket domestic items visible standing figures shallow bowl sits floor front Light falls arched opening right casting shadows across stone walls image rendered fine crosshatched lines textured shading