Kinderspelen 1850 - 1870

"Kinderspelen" (Children's Games) is an etching by Hermanus Numan from the 19th century. Depicting two scenes of children playing, the work is an example of Dutch genre painting. The first depicts three boys, one of whom is playing with a hoop, while the other two are playing with a stick. The second scene shows two young women and a boy, engaging in a game with a stick and a doll. Numan’s work, now housed at the Rijksmuseum, captures the simple pleasures of childhood through detailed depiction of the children's clothing and expressions.