Caption

Soldiers at a gate, print, printmaker: Cornelis van Hardenbergh, Netherlands, c. 1770 - 1843, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 55 mm x width 55 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, city-gate, A detailed monochrome etching showing a group of people beneath a large, densely foliaged tree, with textured linework depicting leaves and branches spreading across the upper area; beneath the tree, figures stand and sit in various poses, some clustered together and some walking, their clothing and hats suggested by strokes; to the left a stone archway or tunnel is visible set into a wall covered with vegetation, with layered horizontal and curved hatching filling the sky area; on the right a narrow group of figures stands near the tree edge, one holding a long pole or spear, while in the foreground the ground is rendered with crosshatching and small scattered stones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B40_445

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.7Mb (11.3Mb) / 12.0in x 11.6in / 3596 x 3470 (300dpi)

Keywords

Soldiers gate print printmaker Cornelis van Hardenbergh Netherlands c 1770 - 1843 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 55 mm x width 55 mm soldier soldier's life city-gate detailed monochrome showing group people beneath large densely foliaged tree textured linework depicting leaves branches spreading across upper area beneath figures stand sit various poses clustered together walking clothing hats suggested strokes left stone archway tunnel visible set wall covered vegetation layered horizontal curved hatching filling sky area right narrow group figures stands near tree edge holding long pole spear foreground ground rendered crosshatching small scattered stones