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Four Scenes of Family Life
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Four Scenes of Family Life

Christina Chalon · 1758 - 1808 · etching; paper

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

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An uncut sheet with four scenes of family life. In the first scene, a woman stands before her front door. She is in conversation with her husband. She has her little daughter on her arm. A second daughter stands beside the father. A second scene shows two girls. The youngest has a basket on her arm. The third scene shows three women. They stand together and are busy in conversation. One of the women has a child by the hand. Another child hides behind her skirt. The fourth and final scene shows the busts of four or five persons in profile (bust to the right). The portraits are of two men and three women.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVier voorstellingen van het gezinsleven. 1758 - 1808. Christina Chalon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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