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Mezzotint of a woman in a ruffled cap reaching for a book on a shelf, holding a candlestick that lights her face and arm in a dark room.

Female Lucubration: Étude Nocturne

A woman in a ruffled cap and dark dress reaches toward a shelf of old books, holding a lit candlestick in her other hand. Her face and raised arm catch the glow, while the surrounding room falls into deep shadow. The softly graded tones are typical of mezzotint engraving on cream paper.

Artist
Philip Dawe
Date
1772
Medium
Mezzotint in black on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2384 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1772).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Langdon Pearse

Español: Female Lucubration: Estudio nocturno a la luz de una vela, mezzotinta

Una mujer con gorro de volantes y vestido oscuro alcanza un estante de libros antiguos, sosteniendo en la otra mano un candelero encendido. Su rostro y el brazo levantado reciben la luz, mientras la habitación se hunde en una sombra profunda. Los tonos suavemente graduados son propios de la mezzotinta sobre papel crema.

Português: Female Lucubration: Estudo noturno à luz de vela, meia-tinta

Uma mulher de touca franzida e vestido escuro estende a mão até uma estante de livros antigos, segurando na outra um castiçal aceso. O rosto e o braço erguido recebem a luz, enquanto o cômodo mergulha em sombra profunda. Os tons suavemente graduados são típicos da meia-tinta sobre papel creme.

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