| Woman Reading a Letter | |
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| Artist | Gabriël Metsu |
| Year | c. 1665-1667 |
| Catalogue | NGI.4537 |
| Type | Oil on wood panel |
| Dimensions | 52.5 cm × 40.2 cm (20.7 in × 15.8 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin |
Woman Reading a Letter is an oil painting by Dutch artist Gabriël Metsu, created c. 1665–1667, shortly before his death. During his lifetime, under the Golden Age of Dutch painting, Metsu was a renowned painter, much better known than Vermeer.[1] This painting is assumed to be a pair with Man Writing a Letter.
The pair of paintings are regarded as some of Metsu's best-known works; Metsu got the idea of a pair of themed paintings from Gerard ter Borch, who had painted a similar pair. It has been in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, in Dublin, since 1987.
- ^ "Gabriel Metsu: the Dutch master you don't know". npr.org. Retrieved 12 September 2014.