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The Masked Coffee Drinker and The Tired Wigmaker
Giovanni David (mentioned on object), 1775
Aquatint is an etching technique used by printmakers to create various passages of modelled tone. In Italy, Giovanni David was the first to use this technique, for example in a series of types characteristic of his residence Venice. His astute observations feature well-to-do revellers, such as the coffee drinker with his mask slid up, and a wigmaker who – exhausted by his work – has fallen asleep.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-2014-25-4
- Dimensionsheight 245 mm x width 170 mm
- Physical characteristicsets en aquatint