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WOMAN IN BLUE READING A LETTER

c. 1662-1665
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 7/8 in.  (46.5 x 38 cm.)
The Rijksmuseum

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Woman in Blue Reading a Letter by Johannes Vermeer
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