Caption
Eurasian woman sleeping on a couch, sketchbook page, A Eurasian woman is sleeping on a wide wooden couch (enda) covered with rope or rattan. She is lying on her right side, her lower body and legs covered with a floral cloth. She rests her head on an oblong pillow. She is wearing a wide Portuguese blouse with a V-neck and long sleeves (hatte). The bed appears to be set up outside; a window is visible in the background. Sheet 111 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Sri Lanka, 1662, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, brush in gray, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, bed, couch, sofa, settee, Eurasion, half-caste, clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME), overseas history, Colombo, Period, 1662 - 1670, A grayscale sketch shows a person lying on a simple wooden bed, their head resting on folded arms at the bed's edge and eyes closed, covered by a patterned blanket that drapes over the mattress and hangs slightly over the side; the bed has visible slatted top and sturdy legs casting a shadow on the floor, and faint horizontal and vertical strokes in the background suggest a wall and a window frame.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A75_431
License type
Rights managed
Available size
42.5Mb (8.2Mb) / 14.8in x 11.2in / 4429 x 3354 (300dpi)