Engelse vrouw zet rouwsluier vast in het haar 1828

This hand-colored lithograph, "Engelse vrouw zet rouwsluier vast in het haar" (English woman fixes her mourning veil in her hair) by Henri-Gerard Fontallard, depicts a woman in a formal setting, likely in a boudoir. She is fixing her veil and reading a letter. The scene is reminiscent of 19th-century Romantic sensibilities, with its emphasis on personal emotion and intimacy. This particular lithograph is a part of a series, "Histoire d'une Epingle," which explores themes of love, loss, and societal norms through the lens of an everyday object.