Caption

Glouton et paresseux, Donkey and pig, print, A pack donkey and an eating pig, in which 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 237 mm, width 192 mm, pig, ass, donkey, A sepia-toned etching showing the heads and upper bodies of two animals in close view, one on the left with a visible snout, bristly mane, and a harness around its head, and the other on the right reclining with a textured coat, closed eyes, and a relaxed expression; the background is a mottled, scratched surface with areas of darker smudging and linear etching marks, and the foreground contains rough, cross-hatched lines and textured shading suggesting ground beneath the animals.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_457

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Rights managed

Available size

38.0Mb (10.8Mb) / 10.9in x 13.6in / 3260 x 4076 (300dpi)

Keywords

Glouton et paresseux Donkey pig 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 237 mm width 192 mm ass donkey sepia-toned showing heads upper bodies two animals close view left visible snout bristly mane harness head right reclining textured coat closed eyes relaxed expression background mottled scratched surface areas darker smudging linear marks foreground contains rough cross-hatched lines textured shading suggesting ground beneath animals