Caption

Reading old woman, Vieille femme lisant (original title), print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken (signed by artist), after design by Constantijn à Renesse, 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 241 mm x width 179 mm, old woman, reading, A monochrome engraving shows an older person seated and leaning over an open book, wearing a dark hood and a light-colored collar; their face is downcast with visible wrinkles and a somber expression, and one hand holds a small object above the book while the other rests on the pages; the scene is primarily dark with strong crosshatched shading and a plain dark background, and a small dangling ornament hangs from the edge of the table.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_101

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.6Mb (7.8Mb) / 10.9in x 14.1in / 3269 x 4239 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reading old woman Vieille femme lisant original title print printmaker Philip Zilcken signed artist design Constantijn à Renesse 1867 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 241 mm x width 179 mm old woman reading monochrome engraving older person seated leaning open book wearing dark hood light-colored collar face downcast visible wrinkles somber expression hand holds small object book rests pages scene primarily dark strong crosshatched shading plain dark background small dangling ornament hangs edge table