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Afternoon Rest (Le Midi)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Is it the book, fallen by her side, that aroused this lady’s senses? On a warm summer day, she retreated to an intimate recess of her garden and abandoned herself to lust, as suggested by her hand bulging underneath her dress. Baudouin, a follower of Fragonard, specialized in mildly erotic scenes painted in gouache, that delighted his private clientele.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAfternoon Rest (Le Midi). c. 1765. Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
