Caption

Right hand with quill, Spieghel der schrijfkonste, Thrésor litéraire, print, album page, ornamental print, Frysius writing. With two-line caption in French: Voicy la forme methodique ..., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, gravure, height 171 mm x width 231 mm, height 210 mm x width 320 mm, calligraphy, quill, handwriting, writing as activity, A detailed ink drawing of a right hand holding a long quill pen, the hand rendered with fine crosshatching and visible fingernails, wrist emerging from a ruffled sleeve with flowing linework; to the left and below the hand are elaborate looping ornamental pen flourishes drawn in smooth dark strokes, and the background is a textured off-white paper with small spots and faint smudges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B29_022

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.4Mb (6.0Mb) / 14.3in x 9.3in / 4296 x 2801 (300dpi)

Keywords

Right hand quill Spieghel der schrijfkonste Thrésor litéraire print album page ornamental print Frysius writing two-line caption French Voicy la forme methodique printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 paper engraving gravure height 171 mm x width 231 mm height 210 mm x 320 mm calligraphy handwriting writing activity detailed ink drawing right hand holding long quill pen hand rendered fine crosshatching visible fingernails wrist emerging ruffled sleeve flowing linework left hand elaborate looping ornamental pen flourishes drawn smooth dark strokes background textured off-white paper small spots faint smudges