Young Girl at the Keyboard

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Johannes Kornlein (printmaker), after Jan de Bray (formerly Gerrit Dou)

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a young woman seated at a keyboard instrument. She is facing slightly to the left but looks directly at the viewer with her head turned over her shoulder. She has delicate facial features, slightly parted lips, and eyes gazing intently forward. Her hair is gathered in a decorative headpiece or ribbon and tied back, with wisps of hair framing her face. She wears a long-sleeved garment with puffed shoulders and vertical stripes, with a lighter shawl draped over it. She holds open sheet music in her hands. The background is plain, emphasizing the detailed line work in the drawing.