Caption

Sheep attacked by an eagle, print, printmaker: Charles Verlat, 1834 - 1890, paper, chine collé, etching, drypoint, retroussage, intaglio printmaking technique, height 188 mm x width 278 mm, sheep, predatory birds: eagle, A monochrome etching shows several sheep clustered together with textured wool and visible faces, one sheep in the foreground looking sideways, another sheep partially overlapping it, and additional sheep behind them; to the right a canine-like animal stands with its mouth open, fur rendered in dark lines, facing a large bird perched on a rock with detailed feathers and a hooked beak, the bird extending one taloned foot toward the edge of the rock; behind the animals are tree trunks and branches with leaves, and the ground beneath them is shaded with crosshatching and scratch marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_463

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.6Mb (6.2Mb) / 15.2in x 10.1in / 4568 x 3032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sheep attacked eagle print printmaker Charles Verlat 1834 - 1890 paper chine collé etching drypoint retroussage intaglio printmaking technique height 188 mm x width 278 mm sheep predatory birds monochrome etching several sheep clustered together textured wool visible faces foreground looking sideways another partially overlapping additional sheep them right canine- animal stands mouth open fur rendered dark lines facing large bird perched rock detailed feathers hooked beak bird extending taloned foot edge animals tree trunks branches leaves ground beneath them shaded crosshatching scratch marks