Caption

Two flowering bushes and a swallow, Chinese flowers and birds, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 6, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 162 mm x width 256 mm, flowers, Chinese, song-birds: swallow, A rectangular ink drawing framed by a thin border shows two tall flowering stems with multiple leaves and stylized blossoms, each flower drawn with patterned petals and detailed veining; a small bird with outstretched wings and long tail feathers appears above the flowers near the top center; buds and elongated seed pods are visible among the leaves, and some flowers have clustered stamens; the paper has a slightly aged, lightly speckled background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_286

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.4Mb (8.4Mb) / 15.2in x 9.5in / 4561 x 2863 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two flowering bushes swallow Chinese flowers birds print album page ornamental print Series number 6 Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 162 mm x width 256 mm flowers Chinese song-birds rectangular ink drawing framed thin border two tall stems multiple leaves stylized blossoms flower drawn patterned petals detailed veining small bird outstretched wings long tail feathers flowers near top center buds elongated seed pods visible leaves clustered stamens slightly aged lightly speckled background