Caption

Chalet with stairs, print, printmaker: Maria van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Countess of Flanders), 1880, paper, etching, retroussage, intaglio printmaking technique, height 277 mm x width 210 mm, rural housing, eg country-house, villa, cottage, Merano, A sepia-toned sketch shows an old stone building with a steep exterior staircase leading up beside a textured wall punctuated by arched openings. A wooden balcony with vertical rail slats projects from the upper level beneath an overhanging roof supported by beams. A smaller roof slopes over a lower doorway with a wooden door framed by rough masonry. Vegetation with leafy branches grows beside the building and around the base, where scattered stones and a large, rounded vessel lie on the ground. The scene includes rough cobblestones and wooden planks near the stair base, and the sky above is lightly sketched with cloud shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_439

License type

Rights managed

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45.6Mb (5.6Mb) / 11.4in x 15.5in / 3430 x 4646 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chalet stairs print printmaker Maria van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Countess Flanders 1880 paper etching retroussage intaglio printmaking technique height 277 mm x width 210 mm rural housing eg country-house villa cottage Merano sepia-toned sketch old stone building steep exterior staircase leading up beside textured wall punctuated arched openings wooden balcony vertical rail slats projects upper level beneath overhanging roof supported beams smaller roof slopes lower doorway wooden door framed rough masonry Vegetation leafy branches grows beside building base scattered stones large rounded vessel lie ground scene includes rough cobblestones wooden planks near stair base sky lightly sketched cloud shapes