Man reading by lamplight, Georg Friedrich Kersting, 1814

"man reading by lamplight". The room is lit by a bouillotte lamp first used in the late 1700s in france to provide light for bouillotte players. Object Type: painting. Date: 1814. Dimensions: height: 47.5 cm (18.7 in) ; width: 37 cm (14.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Kunst Museum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten. Bouillotte lamp00