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The image shows a woman holding a cradle with a sleeping infant while a young boy stands next to her. The woman has her eyes closed and wears a bonnet, long dress, cloak, and sturdy shoes. The boy looks up at the woman, holding a stick. The setting is outdoors with rugged terrain, a worn-down building, and a cloudy sky in the background.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Young Mother Carrying a Crib
Jacques Dumont Le Romain, finished by Jean Daullé
- Date
- 1739
- Medium
- etching finished in engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 38.5 × 27.7 cm (15 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 38.9 × 28.5 cm (15 5/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2014.37.7
- Credit line
- Katharine Shepard Fund
- Time span
- 1726 to 1750
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- etching
- children
- genre
Provenance
François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased by NGA, 2013.
Inscription
recto: in plate, below image, at left: Peint et Gravé à l'eau forte par Dumont le Rom.; in plate, below image, at right: et terminé au burin par J. Daullé en 1739.; in plate, below image, at center: Croissés tendres Enfans, fardeau de vôtre Mere, / Vos bras Soulageront un jour sa pauvreté: / Tandis qu'une riche Douairiere, / De ses Enfans craint la Majorité. Mr. Roy / Se Vend, chez J. Daullé rue St Jacques à St François, vis-à-vis la rue de la Parcheminerie à Paris. verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: 960779
Marks
recto: none; verso: François Heugel (Lugt 3373)
Watermarks
to identify
NGA object ID 163749. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.