Musician strings a cello in front of him on a table, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, height 204 mm x width 268 mm, viola, violoncello, double bass, violin, fiddle, An elderly man sits on a stool, leaning forward with one arm resting on a small round wooden table and the other hand adjusting a stringed instrument held vertically; he wears a dark cap, a sleeveless dark vest, and light-colored loose clothing with visible folds and worn shoes. On the table are a large metal pitcher, a cup with brushes or utensils, and a cloth or rags; the table has turned legs and shows wood grain. Near the man's feet a bowed string instrument lies on the floor beside a woven basket partly covered by a patterned cloth with floral motifs. In the background a wall shows a faint decorative sketch of several figures and objects, and the floor displays textured lines and shading. Overall the scene...
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Musician strings a cello in front of him on a table, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, height 204 mm x width 268 mm, viola, violoncello, double bass, violin, fiddle, An elderly man sits on a stool, leaning forward with one arm resting on a small round wooden table and the other hand adjusting a stringed instrument held vertically; he wears a dark cap, a sleeveless dark vest, and light-colored loose clothing with visible folds and worn shoes. On the table are a large metal pitcher, a cup with brushes or utensils, and a cloth or rags; the table has turned legs and shows wood grain. Near the man's feet a bowed string instrument lies on the floor beside a woven basket partly covered by a patterned cloth with floral motifs. In the background a wall shows a faint decorative sketch of several figures and objects, and the floor displays textured lines and shading. Overall the scene is rendered in fine pen-and-ink crosshatching with detailed textures on clothing, wood, and objects.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B19_018

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Musician strings cello front table print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1852 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 204 mm x width 268 mm viola violoncello double bass violin fiddle elderly man sits stool leaning forward arm resting small round wooden table hand adjusting stringed instrument held vertically wears dark cap sleeveless dark vest light-colored loose clothing visible folds worn shoes large metal pitcher cup brushes utensils cloth rags turned legs wood grain Near man's feet bowed string instrument lies floor beside woven basket partly covered patterned cloth floral motifs background wall faint decorative sketch several figures objects floor displays textured lines shading scene rendered fine pen- -ink crosshatching detailed textures clothing wood objects

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