Caption
Young lady flirting with older man, Tentation, L'eau-forte en 1881, French etching from 1881, print, Series number, 3, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Antonio Casanova y Estorach, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1881, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 283 mm x width 203 mm, lovers, courting, flirting, young versus old age, young and old, A monochrome etching shows a seated man and woman on a cushioned surface, both dressed in period clothing. The woman on the left wears a light, ruffled dress and a fluffy headpiece, her body turned toward the man with one hand resting on the cushion beside her. The man on the right wears a dark coat with textured fur or trim, a hat with a folded brim, breeches, and stockings; he leans back with one arm across the cushion and the other hand brought toward his chest, his face showing a faint smile. The background is densely crosshatched, and the fabric of their clothing is rendered with varied linework and shading. The lower portion of the image shows their legs and the textured floor beneath them.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_264
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