Business card of printer François Nys, print, visiting card, Depiction of eleven putti in a printing shop examining prints, operating two printing presses, and inking a print. Two bottles of etching water in the lower right., watermark, printmaker: Félicien Rops, printer (person): François Nys (possibly), 1878, printer (person), paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint etching and plate tone, height 86 mm x width 117 mm, printing press, tools, implements of graphic artist, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', A rectangular etched scene framed by a darker border shows several nude cherubic figures interacting with large crossed tools and printing press elements, with some figures climbing, reaching, or reclining on geometric structures; a seated adult figure leans over a box at the right while a bottle and smaller vessel sit nearby on a ledge; draped fabric and a partially visible banner hang above, and a figure with flowing hair leans over from the upper cen...
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Business card of printer François Nys, print, visiting card, Depiction of eleven putti in a printing shop examining prints, operating two printing presses, and inking a print. Two bottles of etching water in the lower right., watermark, printmaker: Félicien Rops, printer (person): François Nys (possibly), 1878, printer (person), paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint etching and plate tone, height 86 mm x width 117 mm, printing press, tools, implements of graphic artist, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', A rectangular etched scene framed by a darker border shows several nude cherubic figures interacting with large crossed tools and printing press elements, with some figures climbing, reaching, or reclining on geometric structures; a seated adult figure leans over a box at the right while a bottle and smaller vessel sit nearby on a ledge; draped fabric and a partially visible banner hang above, and a figure with flowing hair leans over from the upper center; the etching is set against a pale paper with a wide blank margin.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B28_303

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Business card printer François Nys print visiting card Depiction eleven putti printing shop examining prints operating two printing presses inking Two bottles etching water lower right watermark printmaker Félicien Rops printer person François Nys 1878 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique drypoint etching plate tone height 86 mm x width 117 mm printing press tools implements graphic artist cupids amores amoretti putti rectangular etched scene framed darker border several nude cherubic figures interacting large crossed tools printing press elements figures climbing reaching reclining geometric structures seated adult figure leans box right bottle smaller vessel sit nearby ledge draped fabric partially visible banner hang figure flowing hair leans upper center set pale paper wide blank margin

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