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The image shows a man seated at a table with his upper body visible. He is leaning forward with both arms resting on the table, engaging in a task with his hands. His facial expression appears focused, with slightly furrowed brows and lips pressed together. The man has curly, shoulder-length hair and wears a long-sleeved garment with a layered collar. Two small circular ink pots are on the table next to him. In the background, there is a plain, dark backdrop, highlighting the man and the table in the foreground. A cloth or shawl is partially visible on the left side of the table.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Man Writing at a Table
Wallerant Vaillant after Adriaen Brouwer
- Medium
- mezzotint on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 15.5 x 10.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.) sheet: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2001.109.6
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Flemish
- interior
- architecture
- Table
- mezzotint
- Hat
- Man
- Writing
Provenance
Paul Davidsohn [1839-1924?]], Berlin (Lugt 654); (his sale, Berlin, April 1921, no. 1204). (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2001 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in image: ABrouwer P. / WVF (in monogram); lower center verso in brown ink: P. Damiko...(not deciphered); upper center verso in brown ink: :B:
NGA object ID 119209. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.