# Plaque depicting a woman reading

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1770 - c. 1775
- Medium: copper (metal), paper, wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), email, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 37 cm x width 48.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-NM-6620-C--539631a593dfdd3761da55a1ff303ef9)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/f8c2eca4ce8b6becfa5bc6787fe2da4e.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A woman sits at a table reading, while two children and a servant chat with one another. The Chinese painter used typical European artistic devices –perspective and shading –to suggest depth. The draped curtain is also a stylistic element derived from Western painting.