SCHALCKEN Godfried, Entourage de (1643-1706 )
Mother plucking her boy's hair by candlelight
Oil on panel. Oak (small restorations around the edge; old varnish dirty)
25 x 21 cm
Carved wooden frame with foliage.
Documentary element : On the back, an old label from a sale catalog attributes the work to Godfried Schalcken with the indication of the support, the dimensions and the title The child's toilet.
This is a repeat of a theme often treated in Nordic painting: Gerard ter Borch (Mauritshuis)
Michael Sweerts (Strasbourg) or Peter de Hooch (Rijksmuseum).
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