Oil on metal, unsigned, retaining an early 19th century label with script inscription, a charming interior genre scene with a serene young mother holding a small child and surrounded by three other children, her husband stands behind, housed in a later gilt composition frame.

SS 9.5 x 8 in.; DOA 14.75 x 13 in.

Estate of the late Elizabeth Niles Stevens and her daughter, Ann Buckner, Roads End Farm, Alamance County, North Carolina, (now Cedar Rock Park).

Likely painted after an 18th century engraving by Le Bas of an original painting by Teniers II in the collection of the Duke de Valentinois.

Some minor scuffing and scratches to the perimeter of the painting; some surface grime. A new varnish is recommended.

$800 - 1,200