Caption

View of a gate, print, View of a gate. On the left a seated figure on a bench., printmaker: Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy, Netherlands, 1833 - 1862, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, proof print, height 77 mm x width 50 mm, gate, entrance, A monochrome etching of a stone building facade with a pointed arched doorway set into a larger rounded arch, detailed masonry blocks around the arch, and a recessed inner doorway visible through the arch. Above the arch is a small pointed tracery element and a rectangular window with two panes, one darker than the other. The wall surface is rendered with dense horizontal and scribbled hatch marks. To the right of the doorway a seated figure wearing a hat is sketched near the edge of the composition. The ground in front shows textured horizontal lines indicating a paved or worn surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B43_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.7Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.2in x 17.3in / 3354 x 5181 (300dpi)

Keywords

View gate print left seated figure bench printmaker Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy Netherlands 1833 - 1862 paper chine collé etching proof print height 77 mm x width 50 mm entrance monochrome etching stone building facade pointed arched doorway set larger rounded arch detailed masonry blocks arch recessed inner doorway visible small pointed tracery element rectangular window two panes darker wall surface rendered dense horizontal scribbled hatch marks right doorway seated figure wearing hat sketched near edge composition ground front textured horizontal lines indicating paved worn surface