Old woman in profile, print, printmaker: Jean Jacques de Boissieu, France, 1770, paper, chine collé, etching, stipple work, etching and stipple work on chine collé, height 239 mm x width 180 mm, old woman, historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life), A detailed ink drawing of an older person in three-quarter profile facing right, wearing a headscarf that wraps around the head and neck and drapes over the shoulders, with deep etched lines and shading defining facial wrinkles, a downturned mouth, prominent nose, and heavy eyelids; the clothing shows flowing folds and crosshatching, and the background is filled with fine, textured hatch marks.
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Old woman in profile, print, printmaker: Jean Jacques de Boissieu, France, 1770, paper, chine collé, etching, stipple work, etching and stipple work on chine collé, height 239 mm x width 180 mm, old woman, historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life), A detailed ink drawing of an older person in three-quarter profile facing right, wearing a headscarf that wraps around the head and neck and drapes over the shoulders, with deep etched lines and shading defining facial wrinkles, a downturned mouth, prominent nose, and heavy eyelids; the clothing shows flowing folds and crosshatching, and the background is filled with fine, textured hatch marks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B38_280

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37.4Mb (9.4Mb) / 10.5in x 13.9in / 3144 x 4162 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old woman profile print printmaker Jean Jacques de Boissieu France 1770 paper chine collé etching stipple work height 239 mm x width 180 mm old woman historical persons portraits scenes life detailed ink drawing older person three-quarter profile facing right wearing headscarf wraps head neck drapes shoulders deep etched lines shading defining facial wrinkles downturned mouth prominent nose heavy eyelids clothing flowing folds crosshatching background filled fine textured hatch marks

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