Caption

Girl as a shepherdess, print, inscription: '2e etat, quatre epreuves', printmaker: Elisa Weiler (signed by artist), after design by Alfred William Finch (possibly), 1875 - 1913, paper, drypoint, etching, height 280 mm x width 197 mm, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, girl (child between toddler and youth), A sepia-toned portrait of a young person shown from the torso up, facing slightly toward the viewer, with a softly rounded face and neutral expression. The subject has hair styled up with a ribbon or tie forming a small tuft at the back and delicate curls framing the forehead. They wear an ornate garment with visible folds and a textured collar or scarf around the neck, and a single dangling earring is visible on one ear. The background is a plain, horizontally textured surface enclosed by a darker bordered frame, and a slender diagonal rod or staff runs from the lower right toward the subject.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_496

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.9Mb (9.4Mb) / 10.6in x 14.3in / 3180 x 4281 (300dpi)

Keywords

Girl shepherdess print inscription 2e etat quatre epreuves printmaker Elisa Weiler signed artist design Alfred William Finch 1875 - 1913 paper drypoint etching height 280 mm x width 197 mm herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd cowherd girl child toddler youth sepia-toned portrait young person shown torso up facing slightly viewer softly rounded face neutral expression subject hair styled up ribbon tie forming small tuft back delicate curls framing forehead wear ornate garment visible folds textured collar scarf neck single dangling earring visible ear background plain horizontally textured surface enclosed darker bordered frame slender diagonal rod staff runs lower right subject