Plaque depicting an interior with figures, by anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775
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Plaque depicting an interior with figures

Also titled Plaque met een interieur met figuren

anonymous

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
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

A man in summer dress converses with a Manchurian woman, recognizable from her large shoes and broad hairstyle. The books and writing materials in the cabinet suggest that she is well educated. The four plaques in this series are still in their original Chinese lacquer frames.