Caption

Food for the Soul, Reading farmer at a table, print, The farmer reads a letter or newspaper., printmaker: Thomas Major, after painting by Adriaen Brouwer, 1747, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 185 mm x width 120 mm, farmers, reading, A monochrome engraved scene shows a person seated at a wooden table, leaning forward with forearms resting on the tabletop and holding a sheet of paper close to their face. The person wears a soft brimmed hat and a loose, long-sleeved garment with visible folds, and their facial features are rendered in fine line work with eyes directed at the paper. Under the table a rounded jug with a narrow neck sits on a lower plank, and a simple bench with angled legs is positioned in front of the table. The floor has a textured pattern and a shallow dish or basin rests to the side on the floor near a few small scattered objects. The background is uniformly shaded with crosshatch engraving, and the entire composition is detailed with dense parallel and crosshatched lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_147

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (11.3Mb) / 10.0in x 15.2in / 2998 x 4564 (300dpi)

Keywords

Food Soul Reading farmer table print farmer reads letter newspaper printmaker Thomas Major painting Adriaen Brouwer 1747 paper etching engraving height 185 mm x width 120 mm farmers reading monochrome engraved scene person seated wooden table leaning forward forearms resting tabletop holding sheet paper close face person wears soft brimmed hat loose long-sleeved garment visible folds facial features rendered fine line work eyes directed Under rounded jug narrow neck sits lower plank simple bench angled legs positioned front floor textured pattern shallow dish basin rests side floor near small scattered objects background uniformly shaded crosshatch engraving entire composition detailed dense parallel crosshatched lines