The Stepmother and Her Children Feasting at Table, While Her Stepdaughter Sits in the Corner Spooning Leftovers from a Bowl

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The Stepmother and Her Children Feasting at Table, While Her Stepdaughter Sits in the Corner Spooning Leftovers from a Bowl

c. 1757-1764

Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698–1780) After a drawing by Cornelis Troost (Dutch, 1697–1750) Published by Pierre Fouquet Jr. (Dutch, active c. 1750–1800)

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Object Details

Titles:

The Stepmother and Her Children Feasting at Table, While Her Stepdaughter Sits in the Corner Spooning Leftovers from a Bowl
Scene from Thomas Asselijn’s comedy, De Stiefmoer (The Stepmother)

Date:

c. 1757-1764

Artists:

Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698–1780) After a drawing by Cornelis Troost (Dutch, 1697–1750) Published by Pierre Fouquet Jr. (Dutch, active c. 1750–1800)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Sheet: 16 7/16 x 11 7/16 inches (41.8 x 29.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-34069

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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