Die Stelzen

Französische Grafik 1788–1793, um 1790

The image shows two children outdoors. One child, a girl, stands upright while appearing to support the other child, a boy, who is balanced on stilts. The girl has long, wavy hair with a headband, and wears a long dress with long sleeves and a blue sash. She is holding one of the boy’s hands. The boy has short, curly hair and wears a red coat over a white outfit with knickerbockers, knee-high socks, and shoes. He is on wooden stilts. In the background, there are trees on the left and lush shrubbery with potted roses on the right.
Künstler
Französische Grafik 1788–1793
Datierung
um 1790
Gattung
Druckgrafik
Technik
color stipple engraving on laid paper
Maße
16,9 × 19,4 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

The image shows two children outdoors. One child, a girl, stands upright while appearing to support the other child, a boy, who is balanced on stilts. The girl has long, wavy hair with a headband, and wears a long dress with long sleeves and a blue sash. She is holding one of the boy’s hands. The boy has short, curly hair and wears a red coat over a white outfit with knickerbockers, knee-high socks, and shoes. He is on wooden stilts. In the background, there are trees on the left and lush shrubbery with potted roses on the right.

Französische Grafik 1788–1793