In the collection of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum since 1928, The Sick Child was painted by Gabriël Metsu of the Netherlands in the 17th century (c. 1664 – c. 1666).
The painting of this touching work may have been influenced by the plague that spread through Amsterdam in 1663. One in ten citizens were killed.
Oil on canvas, h 32.2 cm × w 27.2 cm
h 50.5 cm × w 56 cm × t 7 cm
See:
“The Sick Child” | Gabriël Metsu, Rijksmuseum, c. 1664 – c. 1666
“Gabriël Metsu” | Wikipedia
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