1906 Print Johannes Vermeer Genre Scene Pregnant Woman Read Letter Dutch XGI6 TIN3 This is an original 1936

This is an original 1936 black and white print ad for the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company of 329 Lomb Park in Rochester

It has four different gold-leafed Buddhas in the interior-- each facing a different direction

We have inspected these under 10x magnification --the detail is exceptional and the stock

This ad features their Grecian Bust Girdle

1906 Print Johannes Vermeer Genre Scene Pregnant Woman Read Letter Dutch XGI6 TIN3 This is an original 1936This is an original 1906 halftone print of a piece by Johannes Vermeer (1632 1675) entitled here as "The Reader" but also commonly known as "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter." In addition to speculations that she may be pregnant, there have also been guesses as to the content of her letter. Some argue that due to the map of the Netherlands behind her it is possible that she's hearing from a traveling husband or relative, others guess that because of the