Caption
Tête d'étude, Victoire Tranchart on her deathbed, French etchings from 1877, L'eau-forte en 1877, print, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Jean Paul Laurens, after design by Jean Paul Laurens, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1877, Jean Paul Laurens, widow Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 280 mm x width 198 mm, Person, Victoire Tranchart, historical persons - BB - woman, old woman, deathbed, lying figure - AA - female human figure, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of a person’s head and shoulders viewed in profile, the face turned upward and to the left, with pronounced shading and crosshatching defining the cheekbones, nose, and eye sockets; the figure wears a cap with a soft rounded top and a gathered back, and is surrounded by voluminous folds of fabric or cushions that frame the head; dense diagonal and circular hatch marks fill the background behind the head, while lighter, sketchy lines suggest drapery extending downward; a small, stylized initial appears on one lower cloth surface and a faint signature-like inscription is visible on the right cushion; the paper has a warm toned, slightly aged appearance.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_187
License type
Rights managed
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42.4Mb (9.4Mb) / 10.6in x 15.5in / 3175 x 4663 (300dpi)