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Boy spying on a sleeping woman
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A shepherd boy spies on a woman who has fallen asleep against a tree. She wears a gown that leaves her breasts uncovered and holds a fan in her hand. Cupid points the boy to a clock he holds in his hand. In the margin a four-line poem, in two columns, in French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJongen bespiedt een slapende vrouw. 1713. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
