Caption

Pool with thistle, Chardon aquatique., Suite de six plantes, print, Series number, 1, 6, printmaker: Eugène Bléry, France, 1847, paper, chine collé, etching, drypoint, engraving, roulette, engraving and roulette on chine collé, height 251 mm x width 205 mm, plants and herbs: thistle, pool, puddle, A detailed monochrome botanical drawing showing a dense cluster of tall spiky-flowered plants with serrated leaves rising from a tangle of grasses and broad-leaved foliage beside a calm water edge, rendered in fine pen strokes with varied shading and hatching; multiple slender stems topped by thistle-like blooms and buds stand above layered ground plants and tufts of grass, while larger smooth leaves and elongated grass blades intermix with textured roots and low undergrowth, all set against a pale, minimally marked background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_292

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (11.1Mb) / 11.4in x 13.7in / 3410 x 4107 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pool thistle Chardon aquatique Suite de six plantes print Series number 1 6 printmaker Eugène Bléry France 1847 paper chine collé etching drypoint engraving roulette height 251 mm x width 205 mm plants herbs pool puddle detailed monochrome botanical drawing showing dense cluster tall spiky-flowered plants serrated leaves rising tangle grasses broad-leaved foliage beside calm water edge rendered fine pen strokes varied shading hatching multiple slender stems topped thistle- blooms buds stand layered ground plants tufts grass larger smooth leaves elongated grass blades intermix textured roots low undergrowth set pale minimally marked background