Interior with a Mother Delousing her Child's Hair, known as 'A Mother's Duty' — Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch. Painted c. 1660 - c. 1661.
A mother thoroughly inspects her child’s head for lice. She pursues her task in a sober Dutch interior, with Delft blue tiles and a box bed. In the right foreground is a ‘kakstoel’, or potty chair. Through the doorway is a glimpse of a sunny back room and a garden. De Hooch specialized in such ‘through-views’.
From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 61 × 52.5 cm · On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
Print: 61 × 52.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.
Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.
Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028104. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.