Intimate Moments of Reading

Scenes of people reading or sharing letters, set in cozy interiors. Captures deep connection, curiosity, and historical ambiance.

The Hague, Fuhri, Koenraad, Bles, David, Old Michiel de Ruyter in an interior, verso - stamped, He is sitting on a chair at a table. In his left hand he has a pipe, with his other hand he holds a book that is on the table. On the open page is a portrait of himself in his younger years. Behind him on the wall hangs a large portrait of him. He has a wooden leg and next to him stands a dog. Michiel de Ruyter died in 1676 after the wound on his amputated leg became infected., print, prints, height 350 mm, width 245 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1899, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), Nederlands, 1821-09-19 - 1899-09-03, Work conception, after a design by, 1814 - 1858, printer, drukker

Lettering man and wife, Wallerant Vaillant, After David Teniers (II), 1658 - 1677 print A man and a woman sit at a table and read a letter together. On the table a pipe, a glass and a jug. paper reading. letter, envelope. interior of the house

Jan Uytenbogaert. The Goldweigher”: reworked plate, modern impression. Etcher: William Baillie, British, 1723-1792 After: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), Dutch, 1606-1669

Scholar in his studies, Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, 1825 - 1882 print A niche with a scholar at his desk. The space is illuminated by a lantern. The man reads a book. paper etching scholar in his study

The Hague, Fuhri, Koenraad, Bles, David, Old Michiel de Ruyter in an interior, verso - stamped, He is sitting on a chair at a table. In his left hand he has a pipe, with his other hand he holds a book that is on the table. On the open page is a portrait of himself in his younger years. Behind him on the wall hangs a large portrait of him. He has a wooden leg and next to him stands a dog. Michiel de Ruyter died in 1676 after the wound on his amputated leg became infected., print, prints, height 350 mm, width 245 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1899, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), Nederlands, 1821-09-19 - 1899-09-03, Work conception, after a design by, 1814 - 1858, printer, drukker

Dienstmeid.A maid is in the counter and sands a pan. In addition to the counter, a bucket with a cloth is.

Piping man on chair. .

Woman with Sewigerei, Johan Christiaan Elin, 1743 - 1787 print A woman is sewing at the light of an oil lamp at the table. Leiden paper etching sewing

Woman with fruit basket in window, Willem Steelink (II), After Gerard Dou, 1888 - 1891 print A woman leans from a window with a basket full of fruit in her hand. There is a dead bird in the windowsill. In the interior a man plays on a violin and a woman is sitting. Bottom left in the margin a coat of arms on a branch with leaves. Netherlands paper etching human figure at (open) window, seen from outside - AA - feigned window. interior of the house. fruits

Side maker, Pieter de Mare, After Caspar Netscher, 1768 - 1796 print Leiden paper etching / engraving lace-making

Old woman at PIEWK (Allegories of the ear); Bloemaert, Cornelis II (Ca 1603-1692), BloeMaert, Hendrick (Ca 1601-1672), Honthorst, Gerard Van (1590-1656); around 1625 (1620-00-00-1630-00-00);Bloch, Jan Gottlib (1836-1902) - collections, Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, in the workshop of the Dutch master (National Museum in Warsaw - exhibition - 18.05.2017-20.08.2017), Caravaggianism, old men , singing

A scholar sits in his study reading by a globe, a woman peeps from behind a screen. Etching.

Dou, Gerrit.

Writer Willem Sluiter sits at a table with foliage and warms his hands by the fire, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Gerbrandt Schagen, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 108 mm × w 86 mm

Portrait of the Writester Lieven Willemsz. Van Coppenol: Kleine Plaat, Pierre François Basan, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1807 - 1808 The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching

Georg Mathias Fuchs (1721-1797), a sleeping man, 1774

Young woman with letter to her toilet, Pierre Charles Lévesque, after Gabriël Metsu, 1773 - 1788 print Paris paper engraving / etching making toilet - AA - (for) women. letter, envelope

A man at a table by candlelight is drawing a picture that is on an easel in front of him. In front of him on the floor are painting supplies. Beneath the image in a cartouche is the motto: By doing one learns, Artist by candlelight As one learns , print maker: Jacobus Harrewijn, (mentioned on object), Low Countries, 1682 - 1730, paper, etching, h 137 mm × w 85 mm

Self -portrait of Jan Steen as a lute player, Jacob Gole, after Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1670 - 1724 print Self -portrait of the painter Jan Steen. He plays a lute and laughs at the viewer. On the table next to him an open booklet, some papers and a jug. Amsterdam paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo

Jan Uytenbogaert, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639 print paper etching / drypoint

Etching and copper engraving 'Lieven Willemsz from Coppenol' by Rembrandt, circa 1658, depicting a detailed portrait with facial expression, drapery, and engraving features.

Hogarth painting the cosmic muse , Painters Artists, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

France: Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778), French philosopher and writer. Illustration from The Garden Arbor, 1878, Leipzig

Dark departure with reading wife, Johannes Christiaan Janson, 1778 - 1823 print Dark departure with reading woman, sitting at a table. On the table a burning candle and scissors. A cupboard in the background. paper etching reading. candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

Title page for a series of children's games; Varie Capricci. A putto is sitting on a paintbrack and works on a painting on a donkey. The title of the series plus is a putto cup on the painting.

Saint Diocles. Etching.

Copper engraving and etching by Comte Anne Claude Philippe de Caylus depicting a magic lantern, showing device, light projection, and audience, 1738.

Rhine, Rembrandt van, The little Coppenol, The writing master Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol: small plate, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 257 mm, width 190 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1660, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, burin, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

V'la plus de six francs que je perds... Dated: 1843. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Raphael Sadeler I, Saint Jerome in His Study, engraving on paper.

Girl Sleeping on Settee. Dated: 1784. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki.

Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand. Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, 1606-1669. Date: 1633-1644. Dimensions: 137 x 115 mm (plate); 140 x 116 mm (sheet). Etching on off-white laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN.

Jan Lutma,Goldsmith. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), Dutch, 1606-1669

Kneeling man at a tomb, anonymous, after th. Martini, 1689 - 1730 print With a tomb in a church or chapel, a man kneels, possibly Jacopo Sannazaro. Under the show a two-way caption in Dutch and the page indication 295. At the top right: p. 250. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Naples paper etching / engraving kneeling figure. adult man. historical persons. grave, tomb

Fishwoman, Julius Henricus Quinkhard, After Gabriël Metsu, 1757 print A fish woman sits at a table in front of a hut. She gets a fish from a container. Amsterdam paper etching fishes

The painter in the studio, sheet 4 to "Scenes from daily life" by P. A. Fedotov

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Leiden, Vliet, Jan Georg van, Reading old woman, verso lower left - stamped, An old woman, probably Rembrandt's mother, Neeltgen Willemsdr van Zuydtbroeck, possibly depicted as the prophetess Anna. She is reading a book that lies open on her lap. Her foot rests on a footstool., print, prints, height 277 mm, width 224 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1610 - 1668, print maker, printmaker, 1631 - 1633, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08

Rijn, Rembrandt van, A student at a table by candlelight, verso lower left - stamped, Copy after the print of the same name by Rembrandt., print, prent, prints, height 145 mm, width 130 mm, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, after print by, 1640 - 1645, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, prentmaker

Self-portrait of Jan Steen as a luit player. Self-portrait of the painter Jan Steen. He plays a lute and laughs at the spectator. On the table next to him a opened booklet, a few papers and a can.

Man in a study, David van der Kellen (II), ca. 1814 - ca. 1859

Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de.

The Tinker, Print made by John Finlayson, 1730-1776, British, after Jan Weenix, c. 1642-1719, Dutch, 1770, Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 23 3/4 × 18 3/4 inches (60.3 × 47.6 cm), Plate: 19 7/8 × 14 1/8 inches (50.5 × 35.9 cm), and Image: 18 × 14 inches (45.7 × 35.6 cm)

L'Odorat Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879). , July 21, 1839. Lithograph on heavy wove paper, Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (24.7 x 35.2 cm). European Art July 21, 1839

Woman is sitting on chair and Kaardt Wol, Jean François Millet, 1855 - 1857 print A woman is sitting on a chair and holds two cards in her hands with which she purifies wool. Next to her are baskets with wool. A spider wheel is probably behind the woman. paper etching female sex; woman. carding, combing ~ textile industry

Den Haag, Krausz, Simon Andreas, Reading old woman, The Hague, recto - written, In a dark room an old woman, with pince-nez on her nose, reads a thick book (the bible)., print, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, SA Krausz fec., height 166 mm, width 145 mm, 1760-08-26 - 1825-02-16, print maker, printmaker, 1770 - 1825, paper, papier, etching

Margaret Finch, Queen of the Gypsies at Norwood, buried seated with her head on her knees in a box in 1740. Copperplate engraving from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.

Old woman by candlelight. An old woman in an interior holds a candlestick with a candle in hand. She stands at a table on which a skull and an hourglass. There is a goat next to the table. In a niche in the wall behind her a owl, right from her to the wall a tablet. Under the show a French text of which only the right column is visible. Copy in mirror image to the print of the same name by Albert Haelwegh, number twelve from a series with representations of the twelve months, manufactured by various artists.

Paul Scarron (1610-1660) French writer, poet, dramatist, and novelist born in Paris and his wife Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719) Madame de Maintenon. France. Old XIX century engraving illustration. Les Français Illustres by Gustave Demoulin 1897

In exile according to the image of Margarete A. Fritze. A clip from a German magazine. Knesing, Theodor (1840 1927), Fritze, Margarete Auguste (1845 1908)

Woman bent over a long chest in an interior. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch. Dating: c. 1651. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 100 mm × w 140 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Smoking man, Jan Ekels (II), 1776, draughtsman: Jan Ekels (II), 1776, paper, brush, h 260 mm × w 225 mm

Artist: Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911, La Mort et le Philosophe (Death and thePhilosopher), Etching, platemark: 14.2 × 13.7 cm (5 9/16 × 5 3/8 in.), French, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Piano game, Willem Kok, 1803 print In an interior, a young lady is playing the piano, while a man stands next to her and seems to hit his left hand. Behind the piano playing lady are two women at a table above which a painting hangs. Amsterdam paper grand piano (+ performing ~ music). picture, painting. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Smoking Man, Jan Ekels (II), 1776 drawing paper. chalk brush

A Sybil. Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut in black and pale brown. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ugo da Carpi after Raphael.

Model marker at work, 1749 - 1767 print Numbered in the bottom right: 2. paper draughtsman at work

Astrologer, Ferdinand Bol, 1626 - 1659 print paper etching / drypoint astrologer at work

Jan Six 1647 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. Jan Six 373078

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Farmer, Anonymous, 1626-1640.

Philosopher, Ferdinand Bol, 1642 print paper etching / drypoint scholar, philosopher

Boy receives money from a woman, Jacob Hoolaart, 1723 - 1789 print A boy with a lantern receives money from a woman. He offers her the lantern. Dordrecht paper lantern. coin

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 21. How they pluck her !. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Jan Six, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, Etching on paper, Interior, shown in deep shadows, the light coming from window at right. The subject is represented standing, leaning against the window-sill, facing the spectator. He is reading, the book held with both hands., Netherlands, 1647, Print, Print

Gide et J. Baudry, Paris, Lemercier, Rijn, Rembrandt van, Bisson Frères, Photographic reproduction of an etching of a woman reading by Rembrandt van Rijn, photograph, photo, page, reproduction, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 123 mm, width 99 mm, French, photographer, 1848 - 1853, photographic paper, photo paper, salted paper print, salt print, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, after a print by, printer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Two Tollenaars, Richard Earlom, After Quinten Massijs (I), 1770 print London paper tax collection. money-lender, usurer. purse, money-bag. tally. writing accessories. coin. birds. ornaments, jewels. binoculars, spy-glass, etc.

Prestel, Ferdinand August Christian, Huth, Theodor, Photo reproduction drawing by A. Hendschel: Die Schauspielkunst, photograph, foto, foto's, height mm, width mm, photographer, 1870 - 1880, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, albumen print, German, 1826-03-14 - 1890-11-01

Philosopher in his study, Johannes Pieter de Frey, after Quiringh Gerritsz. Van Brekelenkam, 1796 print In the light that comes from an oil lamp, a man in a further dark room studies a book that is on the table in front of him. Behind the book is a magnifying glass and an open box filled with paper and an hourglass on the table. paper etching scholar in his study. magnifying glass. hourglass

De Spinster.

The Blind Man Begging 1748-1758 France. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Louis Surugue

A boy patting his face dry after washing. Engraving by J. Egan, 1840, after W. Hunt.

Malle Babbe, Louis Bernard Coclers, after Frans Hals, 1756 - 1817 print Portrait bust of a smiling old woman with a white cap and collar. There is an owl on her shoulder. Under the show a Dutch verse about the woman and the bird. unknown paper etching / drypoint witch, sorceress. owls

The Smoker at the Window 1643-1655 Holland. Etching in black on cream laid paper . Adriaen van Ostade

Kitchen maid with wind ballg sitting in front of the fireplace, Louis de Moni, 1708 - 1771 drawing prepared paper brush kitchen-maid, kitchen servant

Lady at Kaarslicht, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, After Caspar Netscher, 1736 - 1798 print A woman, sitting at the table with a knitwear in the hands, near candlelight. The print is loose in an album, see page 57. Amsterdam paper etching (other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroidering. candle

Dorsch, Margaretha.

Gall, Franz Josef .

Le chateau de carte (The house of cards) prints, engravings, works on paper

Simons, Menno printer: Jonghe, Clement Dedation: 1640/1670Factic genesis: Amsterdam

Saint Ambrose Seated in an Interior ca. 1520-40 Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish. Saint Ambrose Seated in an Interior 415524

December: Old woman by candlelight December (title on object) The twelve months (series title), An old woman in an interior holds a candlestick with a candle in her hand. She is standing at a table with a skull and an hourglass. A goat next to the table. In an alcove in the wall an owl, on the left on the wall a tablet with the date December 29, 1645. Below the representation a Latin text in two columns, old woman, the twelve months (especially personifications), 'Mese in generale' (Ripa) (allegorical or symbolic representation of seasons and months), candlestick, darkness, Albert Haelwegh (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 29-Dec-1645, paper, engraving, h 349 mm × w 250 mm

Portrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Known as "The Smaller Plate", Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1658 print Japanese paper etching / drypoint

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 21. How they pluck her !. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain.

The Salad Washer. Artist: After Étienne Jeaurat (French, Vermenton 1699-1789 Versailles). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 12 1/8 × 9 9/16 in. (30.8 × 24.3 cm). Etcher: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (French, Abbeville 1731-1797). Date: 1752-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Leiden, Vliet, Jan Georg van, Tronies after Rembrandt, Mourning man, verso lower left - stamped, A mourning man with clasped hands in front of his chest., print, prent, prints, height 225 mm, width 188 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1610 - 1668, print maker, printmaker, 1634 - 1634, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08

The Grub Street Hermit. From a picture published by Richardson, 1878. Artist: Walter Thornbury.

Portrait of Johann Jakob Schalch, print maker: Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, 1750 - 1806, paper, etching, h 125 mm - w 90 mm

An old man sits by the fire to warm himself. Amor takes his hands and warms the old man's chilled fingers., Amor warms the hands of an old man, print maker: Lambertus Antonius Claessens, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacques Kuyper, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1803, paper, etching, h 116 mm × w 75 mm

Portrait of an old reading woman; Rembrandt's Mother. .

A Pope, from the Raccolta di Teste, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727 - 1804, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, Etching on laid paper, Half-length figure of a pope in frontal view facing downward. He wears a skull-cap and holds in his left hand a vase., Italy, 1770-1774, figures, Print, Print

Brisk Cathartic, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1804, Engraving, Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19in. (64.5 x 48.3cm)

Martin, Johan Fredrik, work, Human, no. 11, Woman wasting her time, (1000 - 2000), mezzotinto, graphics, plate width 22.4 cm, plate height 16.9 cm, leaf width 24.1 cm, leaf height 19 cm, image width 18.7 cm, image height 18.5 cm

Reading man, Hendrik Jan van Amerom, 1786 - 1833 drawing paper. watercolor (paint) brush reading

Drawing woman. In a room there is a young woman drawing at a table. There are a print and a bust for her. In the background a bookcase on which a globe.

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Woman puts a burning lantern on a table, Jan Luyken, 1711 print Amsterdam paper etching lantern

Study for Portraits 18th century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Study for Portraits 339891

Daniel-Charles Trudaine. Dated: c. 1761. Dimensions: sheet: 30.5 x 20.5 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Carmontelle.

Peasant Leaning on Door 1610-85 Adriaen van Ostade Dutch. Peasant Leaning on Door 396227

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