Caption

Mountain landscape with resting figures on a rock, print, printmaker: Guillaume Van der Hecht, 1827 - 1879, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 241 mm x width 170 mm, mountains (landscape with figures, staffage), A monochrome etched landscape showing steep, rugged cliffs rising in the background beneath a large semicircular sky filled with horizontal shading and swirling cloud forms, with layered rock faces and shadowed crevices. In the midground a flat rocky ledge juts outward, bordered by dense foliage and trees including tall slender palms and a bushy tree with detailed leaves. On the ledge two small human figures stand close together, and nearby another seated figure rests; more small figures appear seated slightly farther back on the rock. At the lower edge, a shoreline with textured plants and low rocks meets a calm body of water where a small sailboat is visible. Intricate linework and crosshatching create texture across rocks, trees, and sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_408

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.8Mb (10.2Mb) / 9.6in x 14.1in / 2882 x 4219 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mountain landscape resting figures rock print printmaker Guillaume Van der Hecht 1827 - 1879 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 241 mm x width 170 mm mountains landscape figures staffage monochrome etched showing steep rugged cliffs rising background beneath large semicircular sky filled horizontal shading swirling cloud forms layered faces shadowed crevices midground flat rocky ledge juts outward bordered dense foliage trees tall slender palms bushy tree detailed leaves ledge two small human figures stand close together nearby another seated figure rests small figures seated slightly farther back lower edge shoreline textured plants low rocks meets calm body water small sailboat visible Intricate linework crosshatching create texture across rocks sky