Caption

View of a courtyard in Antwerp, print, annotation: 'Vielle cour Anversoise', workshop stamp: 'Antwerpsche Etsers 1880', printmaker: Edouard Tyck (signed by artist), 1888, paper, etching, drypoint, retroussage, intaglio printmaking technique, height 251 mm x width 189 mm, courtyard, city-view in general, 'veduta', Antwerp, A narrow, shaded courtyard enclosed by tall, worn buildings rendered in detailed crosshatching, featuring uneven cobblestone underfoot, a steep wooden staircase leading up beside a tiled overhang, multiple paned windows, and sloped roofs with tiles. Along one wall a decorative bracket supports a hanging lantern, and a carved statue is set into a small alcove. Near the foreground a seated woman wearing a headscarf works at a small table, with a broom, a bucket, and stacked wooden boards nearby. Laundry hangs between buildings, and various doors, beams, pipes, and window ledges add to the closely packed, textured architectural scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_382

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37.0Mb (11.4Mb) / 10.3in x 13.9in / 3094 x 4177 (300dpi)

Keywords

View courtyard Antwerp print annotation Vielle cour Anversoise workshop stamp Antwerpsche Etsers 1880 printmaker Edouard Tyck signed artist 1888 paper etching drypoint retroussage intaglio printmaking technique height 251 mm x width 189 mm city-view general veduta narrow shaded enclosed tall worn buildings rendered detailed crosshatching featuring uneven cobblestone underfoot steep wooden staircase leading up beside tiled overhang multiple paned windows sloped roofs tiles wall decorative bracket supports hanging lantern carved statue set small alcove Near foreground seated woman wearing headscarf works small table broom bucket stacked wooden boards nearby Laundry hangs buildings various doors beams pipes window ledges add closely packed textured architectural scene