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Woman examining prints behind a desk, Title page in front: Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, 1899, print, title page, A woman examines prints behind a desk, a print in one hand, a magnifying glass in the other. Loose prints, albums, and portfolios lie scattered across the desk and on the floor. Three prints are depicted above the woman. It shows three women with the tools of a printmaker: a burin, a chalk holder and an etching needle., printmaker: Eugène Gaujean, after design by Maurice Leloir, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, Paris, publisher: Léon Conquet, printer (person), paper, etching, soft-ground etching, roulette, varnish mous and roulette, height 207 mm x width 140 mm, Title page for: Béraldi, Henri. Les engravers du XIXe siecle. Guide de l'amateur d'estampes moderns. Paris: L. Conquet, 1889., tools, implements of graphic artist, art collection, art gallery, A monochrome illustration shows a seated woman wearing a long dress, coat with fur trim, gloves, and a hat with a ribbon, holding a large sheet of paper and a small book while leaning slightly over a wooden desk covered with scattered papers and books. Above her head three pinned sheets depict three women in period dresses each holding a long vertical implement, and behind those sheets a wooden signboard is visible. To the right of the seated woman are shelves and a stack of upright books tied with ribbons, and to the left and foreground are more stacked books and loose sheets with an open book lying face up on top. The scene is rendered with fine linework and shading on a light background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B28_344

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Woman examining prints desk Title page front Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle 1899 print title page woman examines hand magnifying glass Loose prints albums portfolios lie scattered across floor Three prints depicted three women tools printmaker burin chalk holder etching needle Eugène Gaujean design Maurice Leloir printer person Chardon-Wittmann Paris publisher Léon Conquet paper etching soft-ground etching roulette varnish mous height 207 mm x width 140 mm Béraldi Henri engravers du XIXe siecle Guide de l'amateur d'estampes moderns L Conquet 1889 implements graphic artist art collection art gallery monochrome illustration seated woman wearing long dress coat fur trim gloves hat ribbon holding large sheet small book leaning slightly wooden desk covered scattered papers books head three pinned sheets depict period dresses long vertical implement sheets wooden signboard visible right seated woman shelves stack upright books tied ribbons left foreground stacked books loose sheets open book lying face up top scene rendered fine linework shading light background