Légende

Draft horse by the Seine in Paris, L'Attelage (original series title on object), print, Behind the horse a four-horse team. In the background the Seine, with possibly the Grand Palais on the left., printmaker: Pieter Dupont, Paris, 1898, Pieter Dupont, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 160 mm x width 197 mm, horse, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Seine, A detailed monochrome etching shows a large draft horse in harness standing over a smaller animal, with visible tack including a bridle, bit, saddle blanket, and traces; the horse's head is lowered and its mane falls over its face. The horse's muscular legs and hooves are prominent, and a small dog or foal stands beneath its belly. In the foreground there is a wooden cart with spoked wheels and a pile of hay beside it. Behind the animals a stone arched bridge spans a river, with boats on the water and buildings along the far bank, including a domed structure. The sky is filled with stylized clouds and there are ropes or reins stretching horizontally across the scene. The overall image is rendered in fine etched lines with crosshatching and shading.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A88_293

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.0Mo (6.5Mo) / 42.0cm x 34.1cm / 4956 x 4023 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Draft horse Seine Paris L'Attelage original series title object print horse four-horse team background Grand Palais left printmaker Pieter Dupont 1898 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 160 mm x width 197 mm city-view landscape man- constructions detailed monochrome etching large draft horse harness standing smaller animal visible tack bridle bit saddle blanket traces horse's head lowered mane falls face horse's muscular legs hooves prominent small dog foal stands beneath belly foreground wooden cart spoked wheels pile hay beside animals stone arched bridge spans river boats water buildings far bank domed structure sky filled stylized clouds ropes reins stretching horizontally across scene image rendered fine etched lines crosshatching shading