Caption

View of the courtyard of the St. Anna Gasthuis, print, annotation: 'L'ancien hospice des dames, rue otto venius demolie, en 188', printmaker: Edouard Tyck (signed by artist), 1889, Edouard Tyck, printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 223 mm x width 224 mm, nun(s), hospital, Antwerp, An intricate sepia-toned etching of a dense cluster of old stone and timber buildings with steep gabled roofs, chimneys, and many small windows, with visible roof tiles and stone textures rendered in fine cross-hatching; a covered wooden structure with a pitched roof sits in the foreground, and a wooden railing runs horizontally across the lower part of the scene; a woman wearing a bonnet and long dress stands by the railing holding a bucket, and a carved crucifix figure is mounted on one of the building facades; narrow alleys and stairways lead between the tightly packed houses and the sky above is filled with fine horizontal etching lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_385

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Rights managed

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38.0Mb (5.6Mb) / 12.2in x 12.1in / 3669 x 3623 (300dpi)

Keywords

View courtyard St Anna Gasthuis print annotation L'ancien hospice des dames rue otto venius demolie en 188 printmaker Edouard Tyck signed artist 1889 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 223 mm x width 224 mm nun s hospital Antwerp intricate sepia-toned etching dense cluster old stone timber buildings steep gabled roofs chimneys small windows visible roof tiles stone textures rendered fine cross-hatching covered wooden structure pitched roof sits foreground wooden railing runs horizontally across lower part scene woman wearing bonnet long dress stands railing holding bucket carved crucifix figure mounted building facades narrow alleys stairways lead tightly packed houses sky filled fine horizontal lines