Caption

Figures before a judge with a staircase in the background, print, printmaker: Adolphe Alexandre Dillens, 1857, paper, etching, height 270 mm x width 227 mm, mother and baby or young child, private soldier, staircase, court-room, A detailed monochrome scene showing a group of people gathered inside a dim arched interior with stone walls and a tall staircase; several men in cloaks and hats stand or sit near a carved wooden pulpit where an older bearded man leans over an open book while another man in a light robe stands beside him; a woman kneels with a small child at her knees in front of a chest or table holding vessels and a book, and another woman stands nearby facing them; a helmeted soldier and other figures cluster to the left, one holding a long pole weapon; a small child sits on the pulpit ledge above a carved panel; light falls from a leaded window on the left illuminating textures of clothing, stone, and wood throughout the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B34_319

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (12.1Mb) / 11.6in x 14.1in / 3491 x 4240 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figures judge staircase background print printmaker Adolphe Alexandre Dillens 1857 paper etching height 270 mm x width 227 mm mother baby young child private soldier court-room detailed monochrome scene showing group people gathered inside dim arched interior stone walls tall staircase several men cloaks hats stand sit near carved wooden pulpit older bearded man leans open book another man light robe stands beside woman kneels small child knees front chest table holding vessels book another woman nearby facing them helmeted soldier figures cluster left long pole weapon small child sits pulpit ledge carved panel light falls leaded window left illuminating textures clothing stone wood composition