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Watercolor portrait of an elderly woman in a bonnet and red shawl, reading a large book through spectacles.

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An elderly woman in a dark knitted bonnet and a red shawl leans over an open book, reading closely through wire-rimmed spectacles. Her weathered hands rest on the page, and the dark background focuses attention on her face. The work is an 1904 watercolor by Albert Anker, held by Wikimedia Commons.

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Date

1904

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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