Caption

Two women with a letter, print, printmaker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, Amsterdam, 1826 - 1886, paper, etching, stipple engraving, etching and stipple engraving, height 191 mm x width 120 mm, reading to somebody, letter, envelope, A detailed black and white engraving shows two women seated closely together, one resting her head against the other's temple as they both look at a sheet of paper held between them; the woman on the left has braided hair pulled back, a lace collar, patterned sleeves with tassel-like decorations, and an earring, while the woman on the right has smooth, center-parted hair, a wide ribbon tied at her neck, and a dress with a textured bodice and lace trim at the cuff; leafy vines frame the upper left and right corners of the image and a softly shaded background fills the space behind them.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A86_281

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Rights managed

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46.1Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.3in x 15.9in / 3379 x 4767 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two women letter print printmaker Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter Amsterdam 1826 - 1886 paper etching stipple engraving height 191 mm x width 120 mm reading somebody envelope detailed black white engraving two women seated closely together resting head s temple look sheet paper held them woman left braided hair pulled back lace collar patterned sleeves tassel- decorations earring right smooth center-parted hair wide ribbon tied neck dress textured bodice lace trim cuff leafy vines frame upper left right corners image softly shaded background fills space them