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Painting of a woman in a white head covering raising a finger to her lips, with a sleeping child on a bed in a dark room.

Woman and Child (Silence)

A woman in a white head covering and pale blouse sits in a dim interior, one finger raised to her lips in a gesture for silence. Behind her, a child sleeps on a bed in shadow, and loose-brushed oil paint blurs the dark background.

Artist
Auguste Boulard, the Elder
Date
1855/60
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2020 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland