Agustín Esteve

Spanish, 1753 - c.1830

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The image depicts a group of six women engaging in textile work. Five of them are actively participating in the foreground, while others are visible through a large archway in the background. The women in the foreground are working with spinning wheels and spools. One woman is operating a spinning wheel, while a young girl gathers yarn from the floor beside her. Another woman is winding yarn onto a spool, while a woman beside her is seated and focused on her work. A fifth woman leans in from the left. In the background, a woman seems to be gesturing towards others. The women are wearing simple dresses and bodices typical of a working environment. Other details include a ladder, a drawn-back curtain, a circular design on the ceiling, a window casting light into the room, and a cat among the balls of yarn on the floor.
Francisco Muntaner, Compañía para el grabado de los cuadros de los Reales Palacios, Las Hilanderas (The Spinners), 1796, etching and engraving on laid paper, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund, 2022.183.4

Las Hilanderas (The Spinners)

Francisco Muntaner, Compañía para el grabado de los cuadros de los Reales Palacios · 1796 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2022.183.4