Caption

Still life with a hare and partridge at a game crown, print, printmaker: Paul Emile Nicolié, 1876, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 260 mm x width 197 mm, foodstuffs, still life of foodstuffs, rodents: hare, hunting trophies, walker and runner birds: partridge, A detailed monochrome etching shows a tabletop scene with a large hanging bird suspended from a circular rack above, its wings spread and its head turned to the side, feathers and texture rendered with fine crosshatching; nearby hang other poultry parts and a tied string of something elongated. On the table below are a metal goblet with a rounded bowl on a stem, a lidded tankard with ornate handle and a pile of ruffled cloth or leafy material beside it. A plucked carcass lies draped across the table surface with folds of skin and plumage visible, and smaller pieces of game rest in front of it. The background is dark and densely crosshatched, and the overall composition emphasizes intricate line work and textured shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_218

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.9Mb (11.9Mb) / 10.7in x 14.9in / 3204 x 4464 (300dpi)

Keywords

life hare partridge game crown print printmaker Paul Emile Nicolié 1876 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 260 mm x width 197 mm foodstuffs rodents hunting trophies walker runner birds detailed monochrome etching tabletop scene large hanging bird suspended circular rack wings spread head turned side feathers texture rendered fine crosshatching nearby hang poultry parts tied string something elongated table metal goblet rounded bowl stem lidded tankard ornate handle pile ruffled cloth leafy material beside plucked carcass lies draped across table surface folds skin plumage visible smaller pieces game rest front background dark densely crosshatched composition emphasizes intricate line work textured shading