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Boy Delivering a Letter to a Woman

Jan van Somer

Associated Names

Jan van Somer

Artist, Dutch, 1645 - 1699 or after

The image depicts three people in a baroque-styled setting. On the left, a man holds his hat and gestures towards the seated woman. The seated woman wears a gown and has curly hair, while the woman on the right also has curly hair and holds a piece of jewelry. A small dog stands beneath the man. The room is ornate with heavy drapery, a landscape view, and various furnishings.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1972.69.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 60

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65571580

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