Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, Epiphany, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 250 mm x width 304 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A group of people sits closely together in a dim interior, their clothes and faces rendered in delicate linework and muted tones. One figure in the center raises an arm holding a skull on a shallow dish, while another nearby wears a tall striped headdress and holds a round-tipped staff. Several seated figures lean against one another, some wearing head coverings and hats, one with a broad-brimmed hat tilted back and a relaxed expression. In the left background a rounded arch frames more faces, including one with a pipe. In the foreground a barrel serves as a seat for a reclining figure whose leg rests over its curve. The scene features layered textures of...
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Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, Epiphany, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 250 mm x width 304 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A group of people sits closely together in a dim interior, their clothes and faces rendered in delicate linework and muted tones. One figure in the center raises an arm holding a skull on a shallow dish, while another nearby wears a tall striped headdress and holds a round-tipped staff. Several seated figures lean against one another, some wearing head coverings and hats, one with a broad-brimmed hat tilted back and a relaxed expression. In the left background a rounded arch frames more faces, including one with a pipe. In the foreground a barrel serves as a seat for a reclining figure whose leg rests over its curve. The scene features layered textures of cross-hatching and soft shading, with folds of fabric and carved wooden forms suggested throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B17_438

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Festive company drinking man crown Epiphany print printmaker Louis Jaugey painting Jan Havicksz Steen 1850 - 1899 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 250 mm x width 304 mm feasts saints relics periodic celebrations popular feasts group people sits closely together dim interior clothes faces rendered delicate linework muted tones figure center raises arm holding skull shallow dish another nearby wears tall striped headdress holds round-tipped staff Several seated figures lean another wearing head coverings hats broad-brimmed hat tilted back relaxed expression left background rounded arch frames faces pipe foreground barrel serves seat reclining figure leg rests curve scene features layered textures cross-hatching soft shading folds fabric carved wooden forms suggested

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