Teppichkrämer (Textile Merchant)
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Teppichkrämer (Textile Merchant) is a 1775 ink by Schijtz, L., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a man dressed in old-fashioned clothes. He’s wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a long coat with a patterned vest, and a bag slung over one shoulder. His boots are muddy, and he’s standing on a rough path with some weeds and sticks around him. The title at the bottom calls him a "textile merchant," which explains why he’s carrying a bundle of fabric. The artist used fine lines to show every fold in his clothes and the texture of the path. Next, check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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