person
Ellen Marsvin
Ellen Marsvin (1572-1649), Kirstine Munk's mother, one of the shrewdest and richest estate-holders of her day; in the portrait she eyes the boy suspiciously from her widow's weeds.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §181 Ellen Marsvin
Kirstine Munk's mother (1572-1649), one of the ablest and wealthiest estate-managers of her age; here suspicious in her widow's weeds, pearls along the brim of her high hat.