Stepmother

A dining room with figures around a table. On the right, a richly dressed woman and child. Opposite them, three plainly dressed gentlemen. A man serves them. In the background to the right, a child eating from a pan. On the left, a servant with glasses. Scene from the comedy *The Stepmother* by Thomas Asselyn (1684), in which the character Jochem receives a visit from the poor family of his second wife. His own child must lick the pot, while his second wife and her family enjoy the best food. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Theatre, Prints by Cornelis Troost.