Seated with Her Grief

A grieving woman, wearing a white apron and a mob cap, is seen from the side, leaning over a wooden table with her forehead resting on her right arm. Her left hand lies on what appears to be a handkerchief, close to the thick open book that sits on the table in front of her. Riggings and sails are visible through the upper part of the window, which is protected by a half-curtain.