Figure descriptions
A woman sits at a table and cries into a handkerchief. She rests both elbows on the
table and buries her face in the
handkerchief. A closed book sits on the table in front of her. A young woman stands
and looks over at the first woman from behind.
The young woman places her hands on the first woman’s chair on the arm and back rest.
A man stands in a doorway in the background.
He enters the room and holds a quill in his hand. The three figures occupy a domestic
space. It contains a table and a chair, a
chest of drawers, and two shelves. White cloths cover the chest and the table. There
is an oval mirror on the shelf. Framed art
hangs on the wall. 1/2-page illustration contained within a single-ruled border.
