Caption

Etcher at work in a workshop, print, mark: 'Antwerpsche Etsers 1880', printmaker: Charles Mertens, 1875 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, roulette, plate tone and roulette, height 323 mm x width 240 mm, artist at work, in his workshop, A sepia-toned sketch of an interior scene showing a person seated on a stool facing away, hunched over a work surface with a cloth draped over their legs, a window to their right casting light into the space, various hanging tools and vessels on the left wall, a workbench with objects and a small balance scale nearby, rough wooden beams and a large overhanging structure framing the upper right, and stacked boxes and buckets on the floor near the right side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_138

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Available size

41.6Mb (12.5Mb) / 11.1in x 14.6in / 3316 x 4390 (300dpi)

Keywords

Etcher work workshop print mark Antwerpsche Etsers 1880 printmaker Charles Mertens 1875 - 1913 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique roulette plate tone height 323 mm x width 240 mm artist sepia-toned sketch interior scene showing person seated stool facing away hunched work surface cloth draped legs window right casting light space various hanging tools vessels left wall workbench objects small balance scale nearby rough wooden beams large overhanging structure framing upper right stacked boxes buckets floor near right side