Caption

Young woman writing a letter in the hairdressing salon, Monsieur le Sergent major, Letters, La boîte aux lettres, print, Series number, 22, 34, printmaker: Paul Gavarni, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, 1838, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 362 mm x width 238 mm, Print used for: Le Charivari, October 27, 1838., sitting figure - AA - female human figure, letter, envelope, handwriting, writing as activity, hairdresser, A pencil or charcoal drawing shows an interior scene with three figures. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair sits at a small dressing table facing a round mirror, leaning forward with her hands on the surface; a robe or dress with detailed folds drapes around her and a pair of shoes lie on the floor beside her. Behind her a seated figure is covered by a cloak or blanket and wears a wreath or crown of foliage on the head, while a standing young man behind that person holds a tool or instrument near the wreath and looks toward the viewer. The room contains ornate wall molding and a framed painting with indistinct figures mounted on the wall, and various small objects sit on the dressing table. The image is rendered in fine tonal shading with visible paper texture and a strip of handwritten script along the lower margin.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (11.1Mb) / 10.1in x 15.5in / 3043 x 4653 (300dpi)

Keywords

Young woman writing letter hairdressing salon Monsieur le Sergent major Letters La boîte aux lettres print Series number 22 34 printmaker Paul Gavarni printer person Aubert & Cie Paris 1838 paper lithography height 362 mm x width 238 mm Print Le Charivari October 27 sitting figure - AA - female human figure envelope handwriting writing activity hairdresser pencil charcoal drawing interior scene three figures foreground young woman long dark hair sits small dressing table facing round mirror leaning forward hands surface robe dress detailed folds drapes pair shoes lie floor beside seated figure covered cloak blanket wears wreath crown foliage head standing young man person holds tool instrument near looks viewer room contains ornate wall molding framed painting indistinct figures mounted wall various small objects sit dressing table image rendered fine tonal shading visible paper texture strip handwritten script lower margin