Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, La fête des rois, Epiphany, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 254 mm, width 310 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A crowded interior scene rendered in detailed etching style showing a group of costumed figures gathered around a table and a barrel. Faces display varied expressions from laughter to surprise; one person wears a tall ribbed hat and holds a ladle, another wears a pointed paper crown and drinks from a bottle, while a hooded figure in the background raises a platter with a skull on it. Several figures wear caps or hoods and have cloths or ruffles at their collars, one holds a long spoon, and another reclines with a hand near their face. A doorway or window opens to an outside view with a raised arm holding a spoonlike object, and shelves with rounded ob...
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Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, La fête des rois, Epiphany, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 254 mm, width 310 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A crowded interior scene rendered in detailed etching style showing a group of costumed figures gathered around a table and a barrel. Faces display varied expressions from laughter to surprise; one person wears a tall ribbed hat and holds a ladle, another wears a pointed paper crown and drinks from a bottle, while a hooded figure in the background raises a platter with a skull on it. Several figures wear caps or hoods and have cloths or ruffles at their collars, one holds a long spoon, and another reclines with a hand near their face. A doorway or window opens to an outside view with a raised arm holding a spoonlike object, and shelves with rounded objects hang on the wall. The scene is composed with strong crosshatching and intricate line work in monochrome tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B17_442

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Festive company drinking man crown La fête des rois Epiphany print printmaker Louis Jaugey painting Jan Havicksz Steen 1850 - 1899 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 254 mm width 310 mm feasts saints relics periodic celebrations popular feasts crowded interior scene rendered detailed style showing group costumed figures gathered table barrel Faces display varied expressions laughter surprise person wears tall ribbed hat holds ladle another wears pointed paper crown drinks bottle hooded figure background raises platter skull Several figures wear caps hoods cloths ruffles collars long spoon another reclines hand near face doorway window opens outside view raised arm holding spoonlike object shelves rounded objects hang wall scene composed strong crosshatching intricate line work monochrome tones

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