Caption

Man sitting at a table with a doll in his hand, print, book illustration, With two-line caption in Dutch., printmaker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, after design by Jacob Smies, 1808, paper, etching, height 220 mm x width 131 mm, Print probably from: Fokke Simonsz., Arend. Dorus or the Child Prodigy, a nosocomical intellectual fruit, Amsterdam: Johannes van der Hey, 1808. Later state used in publication from 1832., communal rooms, table, dolls for adults, arm stretched forward, A man wearing a long coat and cravat sits at a table covered with a fringed cloth, one arm extended and the other holding a small object; the table holds dishes and a pitcher and is flanked by two carved chairs with woven seats and backs. Behind him a draped curtain with tassels partially covers a window showing foliage outside, and an ornate wall panel with scrollwork and small decorative urns and figures rises beside a doorway. The room shows molded wall trim and a patterned floor beneath the furniture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_445

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Keywords

Man sitting table doll hand print book illustration two-line caption Dutch printmaker Jacob Ernst Marcus design Jacob Smies 1808 paper etching height 220 mm x width 131 mm Print Fokke Simonsz Arend Dorus Child Prodigy nosocomical intellectual fruit Amsterdam Johannes van der Hey Later state publication 1832 communal rooms dolls adults arm stretched forward man wearing long coat cravat sits table covered fringed cloth arm extended holding small object holds dishes pitcher flanked two carved chairs woven seats backs draped curtain tassels partially covers window showing foliage outside ornate wall panel scrollwork small decorative urns figures rises beside doorway room molded wall trim patterned floor beneath furniture