Caption

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, 1760, paper, etching, engraving, height 289 mm x width 203 mm, candle, letter, envelope, A seated young person wearing a dress with a high frilled collar and a decorative necklace holds a lit candle in a candlestick and looks down at a folded sheet held near the flame, a jeweled ornament in the hair and an earring visible, with a richly textured chair back behind and heavy draped fabric around the body, all depicted in a detailed monochrome engraving style against a dark stippled background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_251

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (7.7Mb) / 11.5in x 16.2in / 3456 x 4858 (300dpi)

Keywords

Girl reading letter candlelight Le negligee galant print scene title coat arms printmaker Manuel Salvador Carmona Spain painting Charles-Antoine Coypel 1760 paper etching engraving height 289 mm x width 203 mm candle envelope seated young person wearing dress high frilled collar decorative necklace holds lit candle candlestick looks down folded sheet held near flame jeweled ornament hair earring visible richly textured chair back heavy draped fabric body depicted detailed monochrome style dark stippled background