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Woman in a dark cap holds a pale sick child in yellow on her lap in a warm interior; a jug sits on a table at left.

The Sick Child (Het zieke kind)

A woman in a dark cap and brown bodice sits holding a pale, listless child in a yellow jacket and white undergarment on her lap. A brown jug rests on a small wooden table at left, and a dark framed picture hangs on the wall behind them.

Artist
Gabriël Metsu (mentioned on object)
Date
1664-1666
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3244 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1666.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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