Lezende man en oude vrouw 1768 - 1796

"Lezende man en oude vrouw" (Reading man and old woman) is a drawing by Pieter de Mare, created between 1768 and 1796. The drawing features two figures, a man in a hat reading a letter and an old woman. The artwork is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The drawing is executed in a simple, linear style, characteristic of de Mare's work. The piece depicts the daily lives of ordinary people, a common theme in de Mare's oeuvre. The drawing's small size, measuring only 123 mm in height and 138 mm in width, suggests it was likely a private study or a sketch for a larger work.