Caption

Old man and a woman reading forbidden literature, print, inscription: '1e Etat', printmaker: Jean Baptiste Pierre Michiels (signed by artist), after painting by Karel Ooms, 1876 - 1890, paper, etching, roulette, intaglio printmaking technique, roulette and plate tone, height 399 mm x width 293 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden, reading, reading the Bible or other religious books, old man, An elderly man with a beard sits in a carved wooden chair wearing a dark robe, his face turned toward the viewer with a furrowed expression, and a younger woman beside him leans close with a head covering and a ruffled collar, her eyes wide and looking outward; both have one arm resting on a cluttered wooden table covered with open books and stacked volumes, and the scene is rendered in dense etched lines with detailed crosshatching and a textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_188

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (7.2Mb) / 11.2in x 14.7in / 3369 x 4401 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old man woman reading forbidden literature print inscription 1e Etat printmaker Jean Baptiste Pierre Michiels signed artist painting Karel Ooms 1876 - 1890 paper etching roulette intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 399 mm x width 293 mm adolescent young woman maiden Bible religious books old man elderly man beard sits carved wooden chair wearing dark robe face turned viewer furrowed expression younger woman beside leans close head covering ruffled collar eyes wide looking outward arm resting cluttered wooden table covered open books stacked volumes scene rendered dense etched lines detailed crosshatching textured background