Motherhood (in an Armchair)

The mother sits sideways in a high-backed chair, one hand steadying the child upright on her knee. He braces a foot against her arm and stretches a hand toward her face. Her pink gown carries gilt embroidery across the bodice and scattered flowers over the skirt, laid out in broad folds, with lace cuffs falling at the wrists. A red slipper and a white petticoat show below the hem. The whole group is painted in muted pastel tones.