Caption

Two birds on a blossoming branch, Chinese flowers and birds, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 2, 6, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 162 mm x width 255 mm, flowers, birds, Chinese, trees (flowers, blossom, blossoming), A detailed ink drawing shows two small birds perched on intertwining branches surrounded by large blooming flowers and clusters of elongated buds, with finely rendered leaves and veined petals; the birds have dark heads, patterned wings, and long tail feathers, and the composition is framed by a thin rectangular border on a lightly aged background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.0Mb (8.8Mb) / 15.1in x 9.8in / 4526 x 2937 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two birds blossoming branch Chinese flowers birds print album page ornamental print Series number 2 6 Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 162 mm x width 255 mm flowers Chinese trees blossom blossoming detailed ink drawing two small birds perched intertwining branches surrounded large blooming clusters elongated buds finely rendered leaves veined petals dark heads patterned wings long tail feathers composition framed thin rectangular border lightly aged background