REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Two studies of a young woman reading

c. 1633
Brown ink, 173 x 150 mm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Catalogue number: Benesch 249.

This intimate drawing shows a seated woman, apparently a household servant, with a small book. She is shown twice, leaning forward, and sitting back in her chair.




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