Young Woman Carrying Vegetables 1755 - 1771

"Young Woman Carrying Vegetables" is an etching by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, created between 1755 and 1771. The print features a young woman, dressed in a simple frock and headscarf, carrying a large basket of vegetables. The woman's pose and expression convey a sense of strength and resilience, typical of the genre of "genre painting" that captured everyday life scenes. This etching, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, offers a glimpse into the daily lives of working-class people in 18th-century Europe.