Caption
Portrait of Jan van Walré with a jester's staff, print, Portrait of Jan van Walré with a jester's staff and a fool's cap, made in memory of his Grand Mastership of the satirical poetry society Democriet from Haarlem in 1807. Below the portrait the motto 'Dicite ridendo verum'., printmaker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, Amsterdam, 1835, Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, printmaker, paper, chine collé, etching, engraving, etching and engraving on chine collé, height 234 mm x width 152 mm, Person, Jan van Walré, fool's cap, attributes of court jester, A detailed black and white line drawing of an older person leaning forward with arms crossed on a surface, wearing layered clothing with a textured shawl around the shoulders and a high collar; the face shows short wavy hair, visible eyes looking slightly upward, a pronounced nose, and a subtle smile with visible teeth; behind the person, a smaller jester-like figure with a cap adorned with small round bells leans forward from the shoulder, its face turned toward the viewer; the clothing of both figures is rendered with crosshatching and fine lines, and a decorative object rests near the hands on the surface.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B41_138
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Available size
43.7Mb (9.3Mb) / 12.4in x 13.7in / 3716 x 4110 (300dpi)