The image shows a woman seated in an ornate chair, holding a book in her lap and leaning forward slightly with her head propped on her hand. She appears engrossed in reading. The woman's facial features are illuminated by the room's light, and she has styled hair with a decorative accessory. She wears an elegant gown with voluminous fabric that gathers around her legs. The room is richly decorated, with an intricate fireplace, a candelabra with lit candles, and elaborate wall designs in the background. Another ornate empty chair is beside her.
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Woman before a Fire

Adolph Menzel (German, 1815 - 1905)

1851

Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 23.6 x 17.8 cm (9 5/16 x 7 in.) ; sheet: 46.4 x 29.9 cm (18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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