National Gallery of Art, Washington | ‘A Nurse and a Child in the Foyer of an Elegant Townhouse’, 1663, Jacob Ochtervelt (1634–82) Oil on canvas, 81.5x 66.8cm | Lee and Juliet Folger Fund

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