Caption
Commission for the reorganization of the Antwerp Academy, print, Somewhat caricatural portraits of the members of a commission of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp., annotation: 'Messieurs les membres dela commission, pour la réorganisation de l'academie, Royale d'Anvers 1879', annotation: '... Winter, de Laye, Lageye, Schadde, Verlat Canneel Wagner J. Rousseau', printmaker: Charles Verlat, 1879, paper, etching, drypoint, retroussage, aquatint, height 185 mm x width 274 mm, The surnames of the sitters are mentioned on the print (except for the first state). For most, it is clear which person is being referred to; however, with Winter, and Wagner, this is not yet the case., Person, Victor Lagye, Jozef Schadde, Théodore Joseph Canneel, Jean Rousseau, historical persons, academy, association of artists, place or institution of education and training of the artist, eg: academy of art, societies and directory boards, A monochrome etching showing a group of seated men around a table; the central foreground features a man with glasses leaning over the table holding a small object in one hand while another man beside him with a beard and glasses reads from a book; to their right a man with a mustache looks toward the group; on the left and foreground several other men with varied facial hair and expressive faces lean or slump around the table, one with a prominent beard reclining with head tilted back; a small bell sits on the table near scattered papers and a pair of eyeglasses; the background is densely crosshatched creating a dark textured backdrop behind the figures.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B19_438
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42.3Mb (12.3Mb) / 15.5in x 10.6in / 4635 x 3189 (300dpi)