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The Netherlands, Holland / Flanders
Reading a letter (17th century)
oil on canvas
41.8 × 60.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Thomas Black, 1885
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Reading a letter
(17th century)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
41.8 × 60.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Thomas Black, 1885
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Holland, the Netherlands / Flanders
Accession Number
p.310.11-1
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
drinking groups of people letters (correspondence) men (male humans) mussels reading (activity) seated figures women (female humans)