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Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, known as Hunting for Lice, Gerard ter Borch

Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, known as Hunting for Lice

Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, known as 'Hunting for Lice' (museum title)

Gerard ter Borch (Dutch) (1617-1681)

Movement
Dutch Golden Age
Date
c. 1652–1653
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
33.2 × 28.7 cm
Collection
Mauritshuis, Netherlands
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Wikimedia Commons, public domain

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Genre sceneMotherChildWomanGirlHairHandChairFurnitureFurDressInteriorPotJugShelfRedBrownGrayHuile sur bois17th centuryFamily
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