Légende

Street scene, print, book illustration, A violinist in a window frame holds his ears tightly closed against the noise made by various figures in front of his house, including a singer with a crying baby, children with noisy instruments, a knife sharpener with his whetstone, a postman with his horn, a barking dog and two fighting cats., printmaker: Popko van Groningen, Netherlands, after design by William Hogarth, 1832 - 1888, paper, wood engraving, letterpress printing, wood engraving and text in letterpress, height 160 mm x width 202 mm, A crowded street scene rendered in a detailed monochrome engraving showing a group of people of various ages and appearances gathered in front of a tall brick building with an open window where a man peers out and gestures while holding a violin and bow, and a bird perches on an ornate bracket nearby; several women are present wearing long dresses and bonnets, one standing with a hand raised to her hat and another seated holding fabric, while children and a bearded man play instruments including a drum and a wind pipe; other figures cluster around a table where a seated man leans over papers and writing implements, and another man blows a horn; architectural elements such as chimneys, rooftops, and a tower are visible in the background, and various street objects like a coil of rope, small boxes, and loose sheets lie on the ground.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A88_303

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.6Mo (10.5Mo) / 42.9cm x 34.3cm / 5065 x 4047 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Street scene print book illustration violinist window frame holds ears tightly closed noise various figures front house singer crying baby children noisy instruments knife sharpener whetstone postman horn barking dog two fighting cats printmaker Popko van Groningen Netherlands design William Hogarth 1832 - 1888 paper wood engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 160 mm x width 202 mm crowded street scene rendered detailed monochrome engraving showing group people various ages appearances gathered tall brick building open window man peers gestures holding violin bow bird perches ornate bracket nearby several women present wearing long dresses bonnets standing hand raised hat another seated fabric bearded man play instruments drum wind pipe figures cluster table seated man leans papers writing implements another man blows architectural elements chimneys rooftops tower visible background various street objects coil rope small boxes loose sheets lie ground