Caption

Diploma with female figure and putti with flowers, print, diploma, printmaker: Armand Heins, 1866 - 1910, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone in gray, height 215 mm x width 278 mm, flowers, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', adolescent, young woman, maiden, A detailed ink drawing showing a reclining female figure draped with cloth seated on an elevated ledge, with a winged child offering flowers behind her and another child kneeling beside foliage. Decorative floral clusters and leafy plants surround the central figures, with a large blank rectangular panel occupying the middle of the composition. Two cherubic children hold a heraldic shield beneath the ledge, and ornamental ribbons and small fruits or round objects litter the lower border. A column and more vegetation appear at the right edge, and fine crosshatching and line work fill the background and frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.5Mb (5.8Mb) / 14.9in x 11.4in / 4460 x 3411 (300dpi)

Keywords

Diploma female figure putti flowers print diploma printmaker Armand Heins 1866 - 1910 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone gray height 215 mm x width 278 mm cupids amores amoretti adolescent young woman maiden detailed ink drawing showing reclining female figure draped cloth seated elevated ledge winged child offering another child kneeling beside foliage Decorative floral clusters leafy plants surround central figures large blank rectangular panel occupying middle composition Two cherubic children hold heraldic shield beneath ledge ornamental ribbons small fruits round objects litter lower border column vegetation right edge fine crosshatching line work fill background frame