Jules Breton, 1865 - La lecture by Jules Breton (1865) | Artnap

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Painting of a woman reading a book by a fireplace while an elderly man with a cane sits nearby in a tiled room.

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An interior scene shows a young woman in a headscarf and red skirt reading an open book beside a stone fireplace, while an elderly man with a walking stick sits opposite her in thoughtful silence. A blue-and-white plate and a small white figurine rest on the mantelpiece, and books lie stacked on the tiled floor.

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1865

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Public domain

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