Caption

Four people in a third class compartment, print, annotation: 'En troisième', printmaker: Frans Proost (signed by artist), 1888, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 195 mm x width 256 mm, passenger train, the family traveling, on holiday, A monochrome etching shows four seated figures inside a compartment with a window; a sleeping man leans forward with his head tilted and eyes closed, a young woman beside him looks down with a neutral expression, a child in the woman's lap gazes upward while wearing a cap, and another woman on the opposite side sits with hands clasped over a woven bundle and head slightly bowed. The window behind them reveals a flat horizon and a sky with wispy clouds, and the interior surfaces are rendered with dense crosshatching and textured shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_288

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57.2Mb (6.3Mb) / 15.9in x 14.0in / 4762 x 4200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Four people third class compartment print annotation En troisième printmaker Frans Proost signed artist 1888 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 195 mm x width 256 mm passenger train family traveling holiday monochrome etching four seated figures inside compartment window sleeping man leans forward head tilted eyes closed young woman beside looks down neutral expression child woman's lap gazes upward wearing cap another woman opposite side sits hands clasped woven bundle head slightly bowed them reveals flat horizon sky wispy clouds interior surfaces rendered dense crosshatching textured shading