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Young blonde woman in a doorway holding a letter to her ear, with a dog at her side in a domestic interior.

Love Note

A young blonde woman in a blue plaid bodice, white apron and yellow patterned skirt stands in an open doorway, holding a folded letter to her ear beside a red-collared dog. The painted interior shows a green curtain, a small wall cupboard and an exposed brick wall, in a warm, intimate domestic scene.

Artist
Johannes Hendrik van West
Date
1838
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3389 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1838.
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

Español: Carta de amor

Una joven rubia con corpiño de cuadros azules, delantal blanco y falda amarilla con estampado se encuentra en una puerta abierta, sosteniendo una carta doblada junto a su oído, junto a un perro de collar rojo. El interior pintado muestra una cortina verde, un pequeño armario de pared y una pared de ladrillo visible, en una escena doméstica cálida e íntima.

Português: Bilhete de amor

Uma jovem loira com corpete xadrez azul, avental branco e saia amarela estampada está em uma porta aberta, segurando uma carta dobrada perto do ouvido, ao lado de um cachorro de coleira vermelha. O interior pintado mostra uma cortina verde, um pequeno armário de parede e uma parede de tijolos à mostra, em uma cena doméstica calorosa e íntima.

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