Oude man hoort een bekende stem 1831

Hippolyte Bellangé's 1831 lithograph *Oude man hoort een bekende stem* (Old man hears a familiar voice) is a poignant portrayal of an elderly man sitting outside a rural cottage, his gaze fixed on a young man in the distance. The scene, rendered in a delicate, gray-toned style, suggests a moment of recognition and perhaps a sense of longing. The old man's extended hand and the dog bounding towards the young man in the background add to the sense of connection and the passage of time. This print, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, highlights Bellangé's skill in capturing human emotion and creating a visual narrative through subtle details.