Caption

Landscape with a herd of cattle around a tree and a man and woman embracing, print, printmaker: attributed to Jean Louis Demarne, Belgium, 1762 - 1829, Attributed to, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint and plate tone, height 225 mm x width 290 mm, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, couple of lovers, cattle, A detailed sepia-toned etching shows a pastoral scene with a large, gnarled tree stump at center, its twisted branches and small leafy shoots extending upward; a woman in a dress and head covering sits at left, leaning toward a seated man whose hat is visible as she rests a hand on his shoulder; a cow stands between them, partially turned, its body textured with fine crosshatching, while a reclining calf lies beneath and a small dog rests nearby; to the right a donkey sits close to the tree and a group of sheep with woolly coats cluster in the foreground among low plants and shrubs; soft, etched clouds fill the sky behind the figures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_323

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.5Mb (7.0Mb) / 15.7in x 11.5in / 4711 x 3448 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape herd cattle tree man woman embracing print printmaker attributed Jean Louis Demarne Belgium 1762 - 1829 Attributed paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 225 mm x width 290 mm herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd couple lovers detailed sepia-toned etching pastoral scene large gnarled tree stump center twisted branches small leafy shoots extending upward woman dress head covering sits left leaning seated man hat visible rests hand shoulder cow stands them partially turned body textured fine crosshatching reclining calf lies beneath small dog rests nearby right donkey sits close group sheep woolly coats cluster foreground low plants shrubs soft etched clouds fill sky figures