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Return of the father
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Return of the father

Pieter de Mare · c. 1779 - 1796 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Interior of a kitchen. In the foreground a mother with her two children. She is just giving the baby a spoonful of porridge. Her son stands beside the cradle. A maid comes bringing a jug. In the background the father of the family steps through the door.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printkitchen-interiorfeeding a babycradle, cribkitchen-maid, kitchen servant
Credit lineThuiskomst van vader. c. 1779 - 1796. Pieter de Mare. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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