Caption

Old man with hooded cloak and walking stick, The Elder of Eisenach, print, printmaker: Juliaan de Vriendt, printer (person): Joseph Bouwens, Brussels, 1871, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, retroussage, height 295 mm x width 206 mm, This print appeared in: Album du journal des Beaux-Arts, dix eaux-fortes inédites. Brussels: Decq et al., 1871., old man, walking-stick, staff, Thuringia, Eisenach, An aged person stands in a carved stone doorway wearing a long, heavy robe with patterned trim and a hood pulled over their head, one arm bent with a hand tucked into the robe and the other holding a long staff; the face shows deep lines and a serious expression, and the feet are shod in simple shoes with crossed legs; the surrounding stonework includes a column with carved details and a dark archway behind the figure, while folds and textures of the fabric and the etched surface of the stone are rendered with fine, linear strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_441

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47.1Mb (6.3Mb) / 11.2in x 16.4in / 3347 x 4915 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old man hooded cloak walking stick Elder Eisenach print printmaker Juliaan de Vriendt printer person Joseph Bouwens Brussels 1871 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique retroussage height 295 mm x width 206 mm appeared in Album du journal des Beaux-Arts dix eaux-fortes inédites Decq et al old man walking-stick staff Thuringia aged person stands carved stone doorway wearing long heavy robe patterned trim hood pulled head arm bent hand tucked robe holding long staff face deep lines serious expression feet shod simple shoes crossed legs surrounding stonework includes column carved details dark archway figure folds textures fabric etched surface stone rendered fine linear strokes