Caption

Crowd on a pier in Naples, Molo, Panorama with scenes from daily life in Naples, Panorama delle scene popolari di Napoli, print, Series number, 6, On the left, a customs office with sailors and a soldier in front of a guardhouse. In the middle, the stalls of a print dealer and a bookseller. On the far right, a woman walks arm in arm with a soldier; next to them, a boy dressed as a soldier. In the background, a beggar woman with a child on her lap and the quay wall with the harbor., printmaker: Karl Johan Lindström, Naples, 1831, paper, etching, height 92 mm x width 415 mm, pier, quay, wharf, private soldier, book-shop, bookseller, customs, seaman: sailor, art dealer (graphic arts), A wide horizontal engraving shows a crowded street scene with many standing figures in period clothing, including long coats, hats, bonnets, and military uniforms; several men wear tall hats and coats while one figure in the center foreground is dressed in a soldier’s uniform with a tall shako and a rifle; a group of women in long dresses and bonnets cluster nearby, some holding their hands together, while other men inspect and handle goods displayed on folding tables and crates; a man behind a stall holds a bundle while another gestures toward items on a table, and a vendor arranges objects on a raised stand; in the right foreground a woman wears a broad hat adorned with decorations and a man beside her carries a bundle and a walking stick; a crouching figure examines baskets of round objects near a standing bearded man with a tray balanced on his head; in the left foreground a small child clings to an adult’s leg and another child stands nearby holding a hat; background details include architectural elements, ships’ masts rising behind groups of people, and various market wares scattered on the cobbled ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B28_178

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50.0Mb (12.1Mb) / 30.0in x 6.5in / 8997 x 1943 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crowd pier Naples Molo Panorama scenes daily life delle scene popolari di Napoli print Series number 6 left customs office sailors soldier front guardhouse middle stalls print dealer bookseller far right woman walks arm arm next them boy dressed background beggar woman child lap quay wall harbor printmaker Karl Johan Lindström 1831 paper etching height 92 mm x width 415 mm quay wharf private soldier book-shop customs seaman sailor art dealer graphic arts wide horizontal engraving crowded street scene standing figures period clothing long coats hats bonnets military uniforms several men wear tall hats coats figure center foreground dressed soldier’s uniform tall shako rifle group women long dresses cluster nearby holding hands together men inspect handle goods displayed folding tables crates man stall holds bundle another gestures items table vendor arranges objects raised stand right foreground woman wears broad hat adorned decorations man beside carries walking stick crouching examines baskets round objects near standing bearded tray balanced head left foreground small child clings adult’s leg another child stands nearby holding hat background details include architectural elements ships’ masts rising groups people various market wares scattered cobbled ground