Caption

Man smoking a long pipe, print, printmaker: Charles Mertens, 1891, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, drypoint and plate tone, height 270 mm x width 208 mm, adult man, pipe, tobacco, A sepia-toned etched portrait of an older man shown from the torso up, reclining slightly with a composed facial expression and partially closed eyes, wearing a collared shirt and a dark vest, his hair combed back and his right hand resting on his lap while his left hand is visible near the bottom edge, the background filled with dense vertical and curved hatch marks and the overall image rendered with fine cross-hatched lines and textured shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_136

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.4Mb (6.3Mb) / 11.3in x 15.0in / 3383 x 4487 (300dpi)

Keywords

Man smoking long pipe print printmaker Charles Mertens 1891 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint plate tone height 270 mm x width 208 mm adult man pipe tobacco sepia-toned etched portrait older man shown torso up reclining slightly composed facial expression partially closed eyes wearing collared shirt dark vest hair combed back right hand resting lap left hand visible near bottom edge background filled dense vertical curved hatch marks image rendered fine cross-hatched lines textured shading