Caption

Old woman with a boy on a walk, print, Old woman, with a spinning wheel and two filled baskets, walks through a landscape with a boy. A ball of wool lies in the foreground., Italy, 1650 - 1749, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 246 mm x width 185 mm, landscapes, wool (material, textile industry), walking, distaff, A sepia-toned line drawing of two figures walking outdoors beside water, one figure in front wearing a skirted garment and holding a long stick across their shoulder with fabric draped over it, the other figure behind carrying a wrapped bundle and bending slightly forward; both wear simple shoes and have short, curly hair. The background shows stylized trees with clustered foliage and a shoreline with gentle waves, and a rounded rock or ball lies on the ground near the foreground. The image is composed of fine hatch and contour lines with areas of crosshatching for shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_329

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.5Mb (10.0Mb) / 10.5in x 13.9in / 3147 x 4170 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old woman boy walk print spinning wheel two filled baskets walks landscape ball wool lies foreground Italy 1650 - 1749 printmaker paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 246 mm x width 185 mm landscapes wool material textile industry walking distaff sepia-toned line drawing two figures outdoors beside water figure front wearing skirted garment holding long stick across shoulder fabric draped carrying wrapped bundle bending slightly forward wear simple shoes short curly hair background stylized trees clustered foliage shoreline gentle waves rounded rock ball lies ground near image composed fine hatch contour lines areas crosshatching shading