The image features an engraving depicting two figures, one male and one female, positioned in the center. The male figure is shown kneeling and leaning toward the sitting female figure. The female has long hair drawn back and appears to be dressed in a flowing garment, while the male figure is more difficult to describe due to the darkness surrounding him. No notable facial expression is discernible from the female's face due to the etching's shading. They are enclosed within what seems to be a cavern with rugged walls, and a torch illuminating the space from a sconce on the wall, casting shadows around them. Surrounding this central image is an intricately etched border with mythical and abstract figures, including a creature with a human head and a lion's body and other suggestive forms blending into the design.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1879/1880
- Medium
- etching, drypoint, aquatint (spirit ground) and roulette (lower right margin, above the girl's head) in black on Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- 3008 × 4738 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original