Interior with a Mother Combing Her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘Maternal Care’

• Interior with a Mother Combing Her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘Maternal Care’
• Interior with a Mother Combing her Child’s Hair

SK-A-293

signature and date: ‘C. Netscher Fec 1669’

These two children serve as examples of good and bad upbringing. Toys litter the floor in a dimly lit bedroom. A mother combs the long curls of her son, who obediently leans on her lap. Meanwhile, her daughter mischievously sticks out her tongue in the mirror – is it directed at her reflection or at the maid in the background?

painter: Caspar Netscher

1669

olieverf op paneel

height 44.5 cm x width 38 cm x height 61 cm x width 53.5 cm x thickness 4.7 cm

purchase 1809

Public domain

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