Maid Buying a Love-Ditty
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DatesMade: c. 1796
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 120,5 x 89,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 141 x 110 x 6 cm
Inventory numberNM 1611
Other titlesTitle (sv): Jungfru köper en kärleksvisa Title (en): Maid Buying a Love-Ditty
DescriptionDescription: Hilleström’s paintings often focus on the work of servants in their everyday surroundings. These works are early documentation of interiors and of the social hierarchy. Here, Hilleström shows a young woman, a maid – judging by her clothes – who has taken a short break from her never-ending work. She has put down a large copper pot to buy a broadside ballad, a love poem, which was popular entertainment at the time.
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TechniquePainting
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