Female reader, end of the eighteenth century
year: 17XX
type: prent
detail: nee
dimensions: 7,3 x 5 cm.
related terms: lezen leesgedrag
period: 18e eeuw
contents: This woman is reading by candlelight. The open hearth has been stoked up. Another open book lies beside her. Does she want to compare a particular passage or is the book opened at that place by chance? The reader in question appears to be clothed 'en negligé'. And she has a somewhat extravagant house or nightcap on. There is such a stillness in the room. Perhaps she cannot sleep and has therefore put the cap on because of the cold which is still hanging in the room. Has she sought an escape in a book? There was quite a choice judging by the bookcase in the background.
origineel:
available in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 69 A 15
©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
©reproduction: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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