Caption

Brick gate in a street, print, View of a brick gate between houses. A folded figure walks in the street., printmaker: Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy, Netherlands, 1833 - 1862, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, proof print, height 57 mm x width 50 mm, gate, entrance, A narrow architectural scene shows a section of a brick building with arched doorways and windows rendered in fine linework. One arch contains a dark recessed entrance beneath a decorated keystone, and a woman wearing a cloak and long dress is standing or walking near that entrance, her head covered by a hood or shawl. To the left, a tall window with small panes sits beneath a pointed arch, and above the doorway a rounded decorative element is set into the wall. The roofline and chimney are sketched with crosshatched shading, and the ground in front of the building is lightly textured with horizontal strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B43_427

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.3Mb (11.6Mb) / 11.3in x 17.0in / 3381 x 5096 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brick gate street print View brick gate houses folded figure walks printmaker Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy Netherlands 1833 - 1862 paper chine collé etching proof print height 57 mm x width 50 mm gate entrance narrow architectural scene section brick building arched doorways windows rendered fine linework arch contains dark recessed entrance beneath decorated keystone woman wearing cloak long dress standing walking near head covered hood shawl left tall window small panes sits beneath pointed arch doorway rounded decorative element set wall roofline chimney sketched crosshatched shading ground front building lightly textured horizontal strokes