Angel takes child by the hand, print, album page, An angel takes a child by the arm and points him to the sky. Print is part of an album., Low Countries, 1600 - 1700, printmaker, paper, etching, etching pasted onto album page, height 168 mm x width 127 mm, child, guardian angel, index finger forwards, pointing, indicating, A monochrome line drawing shows a winged adult figure with flowing drapery guiding a smaller childlike figure by the hand; the adult has curly hair, one arm extended and pointing upward while the other holds the child, and large feathered wings spread behind; the child also has curly hair and appears to look toward the adult, wearing a simple tunic and walking barefoot; surrounding them are sketched clouds above and rocky, textured ground beneath with grasses and stones, all rendered with fine hatch and contour lines.
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Angel takes child by the hand, print, album page, An angel takes a child by the arm and points him to the sky. Print is part of an album., Low Countries, 1600 - 1700, printmaker, paper, etching, etching pasted onto album page, height 168 mm x width 127 mm, child, guardian angel, index finger forwards, pointing, indicating, A monochrome line drawing shows a winged adult figure with flowing drapery guiding a smaller childlike figure by the hand; the adult has curly hair, one arm extended and pointing upward while the other holds the child, and large feathered wings spread behind; the child also has curly hair and appears to look toward the adult, wearing a simple tunic and walking barefoot; surrounding them are sketched clouds above and rocky, textured ground beneath with grasses and stones, all rendered with fine hatch and contour lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B45_187

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Angel takes child hand print album page angel takes arm points sky Print part album Low Countries 1600 - 1700 printmaker paper etching etching pasted height 168 mm x width 127 mm guardian angel index finger forwards pointing indicating monochrome line drawing winged adult figure flowing drapery guiding smaller childlike figure adult curly hair arm extended pointing upward holds large feathered wings spread child also look wearing simple tunic walking barefoot surrounding them sketched clouds rocky textured ground beneath grasses stones rendered fine hatch contour lines

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