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, publisher: Denis-Charles Buldet, Paris, 1760, paper, etching, engraving, height 288 mm x width 206 mm, candle, letter, envelope, A grayscale engraved image of a seated young woman holding a lit candle and a folded sheet of paper, her face illuminated by the candlelight. She wears a dress with ruffled cuffs and a high neckline adorned with a decorative necklace, and a jeweled hair ornament is visible in her styled hair. Her head is slightly tilted as she looks down at the paper, and one hand steadies the candleholder while the other holds the paper near the flame. The chair behind her has a carved or upholstered back, and folds and textures of her clothing are rendered with fine crosshatching and shading. The background is dark and uniformly textured, creating contrast with the illuminated figure.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_442

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (8.0Mb) / 10.6in x 16.0in / 3192 x 4789 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 grayscale engraved image seated young woman holding lit candle folded sheet face illuminated wears dress ruffled cuffs high neckline adorned decorative necklace jeweled hair ornament visible styled hair head slightly tilted looks down hand steadies candleholder holds paper near flame chair carved upholstered back folds textures clothing rendered fine crosshatching shading background dark uniformly textured creating contrast illuminated figure