Caption
Man with boy in front of ruin, Six landscapes with sculptures drawn from life, print, In front of the ruin of a dilapidated castle sits a man with closed eyes and a hat in his hand. The other hand rests on the shoulder of the boy sitting next to him. To the left stands a tree, partially stripped of bark., signature: 'AL Zeelander, ad viv: des. et. sculpt.', printmaker: Abraham Lion Zeelander, Amsterdam, 1799 - 1856, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 140 mm x width 183 mm, Preserved in original cover., landscape with ruins, head-gear: hat (men's clothes), father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group), A monochrome etching depicting two seated figures amid ruins, one figure upright with shoulder-length hair and a simple buttoned garment holding a hat, the other slumped with a hand resting on the upright figure's knee and wearing loose trousers, both barefoot or with simple shoes; surrounding them are broken stonework and rubble, a tall textured tree trunk with bare branches to the left, fragments of ruined walls and buildings in the background, a tall column behind the upright figure, a patch of foliage and plants to the right, a cloudy sky rendered with horizontal lines, and a wide blank margin framing the scene.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B26_451
License type
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39.2Mb (10.6Mb) / 14.2in x 10.7in / 4267 x 3208 (300dpi)