Girl reading a letter by candlelight, Le negligee galant, print, Below the scene the title and a coat of arms., printmaker: Manuel Salvador Carmona, Spain, after painting by Charles-Antoine Coypel, publisher: Denis-Charles Buldet, Paris, 1760, paper, etching, engraving, height 288 mm x width 206 mm, candle, letter, envelope, A seated woman wearing an ornate dress and a small decorative headpiece is shown reading a folded sheet while holding a candlestick; her head is tilted and her face is illuminated, showing closed or lowered eyes and a calm expression. She wears a necklace and earrings and has long hair pulled back, and the sleeves of her garment are gathered at the wrists with ruffled cuffs. The chair behind her has a carved or patterned back, and the fabric of her clothing and the chair displays detailed folds and fine texture. The scene is rendered in a monochrome engraved style with a dark background surrounding the figure.
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Girl reading a letter by candlelight, Le negligee galant, print, Below the scene the title and a coat of arms., printmaker: Manuel Salvador Carmona, Spain, after painting by Charles-Antoine Coypel, publisher: Denis-Charles Buldet, Paris, 1760, paper, etching, engraving, height 288 mm x width 206 mm, candle, letter, envelope, A seated woman wearing an ornate dress and a small decorative headpiece is shown reading a folded sheet while holding a candlestick; her head is tilted and her face is illuminated, showing closed or lowered eyes and a calm expression. She wears a necklace and earrings and has long hair pulled back, and the sleeves of her garment are gathered at the wrists with ruffled cuffs. The chair behind her has a carved or patterned back, and the fabric of her clothing and the chair displays detailed folds and fine texture. The scene is rendered in a monochrome engraved style with a dark background surrounding the figure.

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Girl reading letter candlelight Le negligee galant print scene title coat arms printmaker Manuel Salvador Carmona Spain painting Charles-Antoine Coypel publisher Denis-Charles Buldet Paris 1760 paper etching engraving height 288 mm x width 206 mm candle envelope seated woman wearing ornate dress small decorative headpiece shown reading folded sheet holding candlestick head tilted face illuminated showing closed lowered eyes calm expression wears necklace earrings long hair pulled back sleeves garment gathered wrists ruffled cuffs chair carved patterned back fabric clothing chair displays detailed folds fine texture rendered monochrome engraved style dark background surrounding figure

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