Caption

Two birds on a blossoming branch, Chinese women, flowers and birds, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 7, 12, Numbered bottom center: 3. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II) (possibly), Amsterdam, after print by anonymous (possibly), 1727 - 1775, after print by, paper, etching, height 256 mm x width 163 mm, flowers, birds, Chinese, trees (flowers, blossom, blossoming), A vertical illustration shows two birds perched on intertwined flowering branches against a plain background, with delicate linework defining feathers and bark. One bird faces upward with its beak open and a patterned body including striped tail feathers, while the other faces forward with a crest and detailed wing and body markings. The branches curve and twist, bearing clusters of blossoms with rounded petals and visible stamens, and smaller buds and leaves scattered along the stems. Fine stippling and hatching provide texture on the birds and branches, and a thin border frames the entire composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_228

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.7Mb (7.7Mb) / 9.6in x 14.8in / 2888 x 4446 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two birds blossoming branch Chinese women flowers birds print album page ornamental print Series number 7 12 Numbered bottom center 3 Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam anonymous 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 256 mm x width 163 mm Chinese trees blossom blossoming vertical illustration two birds perched intertwined flowering branches plain background delicate linework defining feathers bark bird faces upward beak open patterned body striped tail feathers faces forward crest detailed wing body markings branches curve twist bearing clusters blossoms rounded petals visible stamens smaller buds leaves scattered stems Fine stippling hatching provide texture branches thin border frames entire composition