Caption

Two men at an anvil in the smithy, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1864, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 197 mm x width 252 mm, smith, blacksmith, tools, aids, implements, crafts and industries: anvil, An etching of an old courtyard scene rendered in fine dark lines on a light background shows a stone balcony with carved balusters above a shadowed area, a cloth draped over the railing, rough textured walls with niches and an archway, and two men in period clothing working near a wooden wheelbarrow and tools; one man leans on a staff while the other bends over the wheelbarrow, with scattered objects and stones on the ground, a low doorway and alcoves set into the walls, and varied crosshatching creating depth and rough surfaces throughout the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_032

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.3Mb (6.3Mb) / 14.5in x 11.1in / 4345 x 3323 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two men anvil smithy print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1864 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 197 mm x width 252 mm smith blacksmith tools aids implements crafts industries old courtyard scene rendered fine dark lines light background stone balcony carved balusters shadowed area cloth draped railing rough textured walls niches archway two men period clothing working near wooden wheelbarrow man leans staff bends wheelbarrow scattered objects stones ground low doorway alcoves set varied crosshatching creating depth rough surfaces composition