Caption

Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Senator Van den Berge Elsen, print, annotation: 'dernier état de la planche', printmaker: Frans Lauwers (signed by artist), 1864 - 1911, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 349 mm x width 195 mm, historical persons, A monochrome engraving of a seated older man with sideburns wearing a dark suit, waistcoat, white shirt, and bow tie, sitting in an ornate wooden chair with carved details; his left hand rests on the arm of the chair and his right hand rests on his knee. The background shows textured shading and a paneled wall behind him. On the floor in front of the chair lies a dark-coated dog with its head down. The overall image is detailed with fine crosshatching and line work.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B18_313

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.9Mb (10.6Mb) / 8.9in x 16.6in / 2669 x 4968 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Senator Van den Berge Elsen print annotation dernier état de la planche printmaker Frans Lauwers signed artist 1864 - 1911 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 349 mm x width 195 mm historical persons monochrome engraving seated older man sideburns wearing dark suit waistcoat white shirt bow tie sitting ornate wooden chair carved details left hand rests arm chair right hand rests knee background textured shading paneled wall floor front chair lies dark-coated dog head down image detailed fine crosshatching line work