Légende

Sheep head, print, printmaker: Jan Heppener, The Hague, 1855, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 51 mm x width 78 mm, sheep, A close-up etching of an animal head in profile occupying most of the frame, rendered with intricate cross-hatching and short engraved lines; the head shows a curved forehead, a prominent eye with dark shading around it, a rounded snout with textured nostrils and a slightly open mouth, a small pointed horn near the top of the head, and long, textured ears folding back. The lower part of the image shows a detailed, curly textured mane or wool along the jaw and neck, and the background is a plain, lightly scratched rectangular plate with a narrow border and subtle surface marks.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A94_500

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.1Mo (10.0Mo) / 38.0cm x 26.4cm / 4492 x 3120 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sheep head print printmaker Jan Heppener Hague 1855 paper chine collé etching height 51 mm x width 78 mm sheep close-up etching animal head profile occupying frame rendered intricate cross-hatching short engraved lines head curved forehead prominent eye dark shading rounded snout textured nostrils slightly open mouth small pointed horn near top long textured ears folding back lower part image detailed curly textured mane wool jaw neck background plain lightly scratched rectangular plate narrow border subtle surface marks