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Doctor Syntax discovered by his wife, print, book illustration, Interior of a bookshop with Doctor Syntax sitting on the counter. A woman runs towards him to embrace him., printmaker: Charles Williams (possibly), publisher: W. Wright (publisher), London, 1820, paper, etching, aquatint, hand coloring, etching and aquatint, hand-colored, height 145 mm x width 234 mm, Print from: Combe, between p. 198-199., Person, Doctor Syntax, embracing each other, kissing, book-shop, bookseller, A crowded interior scene shows a room lined with tall bookshelves filled with uniformly bound books and a mantel with a clock and small objects; in the foreground a woman in a voluminous pink dress with ruffles and a floral headdress leans forward with her arms extended toward a thin man in a dark suit who is seated on a desk, his legs splayed and one hand holding an open book, while several men in period clothing and top hats stand or sit around them holding papers or books and watching; a fallen stool and a hat lie on the floor near the woman, and a window with panes and draped curtains is visible at one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_105

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45.4Mb (6.5Mb) / 16.5in x 10.7in / 4942 x 3211 (300dpi)

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Doctor Syntax discovered wife print book illustration Interior bookshop Doctor Syntax sitting counter woman runs towards embrace printmaker Charles Williams publisher W Wright London 1820 paper etching aquatint hand coloring hand-colored height 145 mm x width 234 mm Print Combe p 198-199 Person Doctor Syntax embracing kissing book-shop bookseller crowded interior scene room lined tall bookshelves filled uniformly bound books mantel clock small objects foreground voluminous pink dress ruffles floral headdress leans forward arms extended thin man dark suit seated desk legs splayed hand holding open book several men period clothing top hats stand sit them holding papers watching fallen stool hat lie floor near window panes draped curtains visible side