Emotional Portraits and Domestic Scenes

Prints portraying intimate moments between figures, often depicting women and children in sentimental settings with rich textures.

A lady in catnip, a letter lies on her lap. In front of her, an embroidery lies on a chair and her maid looks at her with folded hands, concerned. In the background, a crib., Woman in a Bliss, print maker: Pieter de Mare, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Frans van Mieris (I), (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1768 - 1784, paper, etching, engraving, h 292 mm × w 258 mm
A lady in catnip, a letter lies on her lap. In front of her, an embroidery lies on a chair and her maid looks at her with folded hands, concerned. In the background, a crib., Woman in a Bliss, print maker: Pieter de Mare, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Frans van Mieris (I), (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1768 - 1784, paper, etching, engraving, h 292 mm × w 258 mm