Caption

Street view in Morlaix, Grande rue à Morlaix (Brittany), print, printmaker: Maxime François Antoine Lalanne (signed by artist), France, 1876, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, engraving, height 272 mm x width 199 mm, Published in 'L'Illustration nouvelle', 1876 (4)., street, Morlaix, A detailed pen-and-ink city street scene showing tall, narrow buildings with overhanging upper stories lining both sides of a crowded, winding street, the facades rendered with dense, crosshatched lines indicating textured walls, windows, eaves, and roof tiles; the street is filled with small, sketched figures walking and gathered in groups, some near barrels and doorways, while the perspective draws the eye toward a distant cluster of buildings seen between the rows; the sky is left plain and the overall image has a sepia paper tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_190

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Rights managed

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35.5Mb (9.5Mb) / 9.8in x 14.1in / 2942 x 4215 (300dpi)

Keywords

Street view Morlaix Grande rue à Morlaix Brittany print printmaker Maxime François Antoine Lalanne signed artist France 1876 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint engraving height 272 mm x width 199 mm Published L'Illustration nouvelle 4 street detailed pen- -ink city street scene showing tall narrow buildings overhanging upper stories lining sides crowded winding street facades rendered dense crosshatched lines indicating textured walls windows eaves roof tiles filled small sketched figures walking gathered groups near barrels doorways perspective draws eye distant cluster buildings rows sky left plain image sepia paper tone