Caption

The love letter (original title), print, printmaker: Jan Veth, after painting by Johannes Vermeer, 1893, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 196 mm x width 138 mm, lute, and special forms of lute, eg: theorbo, letter, envelope, maid, house personnel, A dimly lit interior scene showing two seated women near a tiled fireplace, one woman holding a lute and the other standing beside her with a tray, both wearing long dresses and head coverings; patterned drapery hangs above and framed landscape paintings are visible on the wall behind them; a checkerboard floor extends toward the foreground where a broom and a small bag or purse lie, and a chair or bench with draped textiles and a rounded backrest appears to the right.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_148

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.5Mb (5.5Mb) / 12.0in x 14.1in / 3585 x 4237 (300dpi)

Keywords

love letter original title print printmaker Jan Veth painting Johannes Vermeer 1893 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 196 mm x width 138 mm lute special forms eg theorbo letter envelope maid house personnel dimly lit interior scene showing two seated women near tiled fireplace woman holding standing beside tray wearing long dresses head coverings patterned drapery hangs framed landscape paintings visible wall them checkerboard floor extends foreground broom small bag purse lie chair bench draped textiles rounded backrest right