Engraving of a dim bedroom with a sleeper on a bed, a seated figure in a cap beside it, chairs and a shuttered window, with a title banner below.

The Pleasant Dream, Engraved Interior Scene

An engraved print shows a sleeping figure in a dim interior, lying on a bed with rumpled white bedding while a seated figure in a light cap and gown looks on. Chairs, a small table and a tall shuttered window fill the room; the image sits within a plain rectangular frame beneath a printed title banner.

Artist: Noach van der Meer (II) (mentioned on object)
Date: 1778-1785
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2487 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1785.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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