The mouse (bric-à-brac) (original title), Dead mouse, sandal and figurehead of a ship, print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken, 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 171 mm x width 118 mm, shoes, sandals, rodents: mouse, parts of ship's exterior: figure-head, A detailed monochrome etching shows two cows standing in tall grass near a flat horizon. The animals are rendered with fine, closely spaced lines emphasizing their textured coats, muscular forms, and facial features; one cow is positioned with its head lowered and partially obscured by grass while the other faces more to the right with its profile visible. The foreground is dense with slender blades and clumps of vegetation, some crossing over the animals, and the background displays a wide, streaked sky above a distant, horizontal land or water plane. The overall composition is dominated by linear mark-making and crosshatching that define shadows, contours, and the natural setting.
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The mouse (bric-à-brac) (original title), Dead mouse, sandal and figurehead of a ship, print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken, 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 171 mm x width 118 mm, shoes, sandals, rodents: mouse, parts of ship's exterior: figure-head, A detailed monochrome etching shows two cows standing in tall grass near a flat horizon. The animals are rendered with fine, closely spaced lines emphasizing their textured coats, muscular forms, and facial features; one cow is positioned with its head lowered and partially obscured by grass while the other faces more to the right with its profile visible. The foreground is dense with slender blades and clumps of vegetation, some crossing over the animals, and the background displays a wide, streaked sky above a distant, horizontal land or water plane. The overall composition is dominated by linear mark-making and crosshatching that define shadows, contours, and the natural setting.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B19_089

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mouse bric-à-brac original title Dead mouse sandal figurehead ship print printmaker Philip Zilcken 1867 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 171 mm x width 118 mm shoes sandals rodents parts ship's exterior figure-head detailed monochrome etching two cows standing tall grass near flat horizon animals rendered fine closely spaced lines emphasizing textured coats muscular forms facial features cow positioned head lowered partially obscured grass faces right profile visible foreground dense slender blades clumps vegetation crossing background displays wide streaked sky distant horizontal land water plane composition dominated linear mark- crosshatching define shadows contours natural setting

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