Description: In the center of the composition is a man at a table or desk. He wears a flat, dark cap and places his proper left hand on his proper left temple in an attitude of concentration or reflection. Before him is a stack of papers or a book propped up by some indiscernable object, and to the right a candle is lit, attached to the back wall with a sconce. In the upper right corner of the composition, a curtain is visible.
Tags: light; tables; books Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2005.13.3 |