Caption

Donkey and pig, Sobre laborieux, print, A pack donkey and an eating pig, where the text above the animals calls them respectively sober and hardworking, and gluttonous and lazy. Cut sheet., printmaker: Charles Verlat, in or after 1880, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 236 mm, width 192 mm, pig, ass, donkey, A sepia-toned etching of a donkey's head and upper body rendered with fine, crosshatched lines and textured shading, showing the donkey's ear tufts, bridle straps, eye, muzzle, and hanging bit; the surrounding surface displays rough scratches, stippled marks, and areas of worn texture with sketches of hooves and abstract shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.4Mb (12.4Mb) / 10.9in x 13.7in / 3274 x 4099 (300dpi)

Keywords

Donkey pig Sobre laborieux print pack donkey eating pig text animals calls them respectively sober hardworking gluttonous lazy Cut sheet printmaker Charles Verlat 1880 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique aquatint height 236 mm width 192 mm ass donkey sepia-toned etching donkey's head upper body rendered fine crosshatched lines textured shading showing donkey's ear tufts bridle straps eye muzzle hanging bit surrounding surface displays rough scratches stippled marks areas worn texture sketches hooves abstract shapes