Caption

Interior with a man reading aloud, L'Histoire touchante, print, album page, A simple interior with a young man reading aloud by the light of a lamp to a person opposite him., printmaker: William Baillie, after painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1767, William Baillie, Rembrandt van Rijn, printmaker, after painting by, paper, paste, mezzotint, etching, etching and mezzotint, pasted on album page, height 215 mm x width 270 mm, reading, evening, A dimly lit interior scene rendered in dark tones shows a small group of people gathered around a bright light source near the center; two seated figures face each other with one holding an open book that reflects the light, a child sits on the floor near their knees, and another seated figure raises a hand toward their face; a standing figure is partially visible in shadow to the left near a doorway, and rough ceiling beams and a hanging cluster of objects are visible above; simple wooden chairs and a wheel or circular object are at the right, and the whole scene is framed by a pale border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A75_174

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Rights managed

Available size

34.8Mb (6.8Mb) / 12.8in x 10.6in / 3828 x 3175 (300dpi)

Keywords

Interior man reading aloud L'Histoire touchante print album page simple interior young man light lamp person opposite printmaker William Baillie painting Rembrandt van Rijn 1767 paper paste mezzotint etching pasted height 215 mm x width 270 mm evening dimly lit interior scene rendered dark tones small group people gathered bright light source near center two seated figures face holding open book reflects child sits floor near knees another seated figure raises hand face standing figure partially visible shadow left near doorway rough ceiling beams hanging cluster objects visible simple wooden chairs wheel circular object right whole scene framed pale border