Moeder en kind bij een lege stoel 1845

"Moeder en kind bij een lege stoel" (Mother and Child by an Empty Chair) is an 1845 lithograph by Dutch artist Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben (1819-1879). The artwork, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a woman and child in a domestic setting, with a prominent empty chair in the foreground. The image, though simple in its composition, evokes a sense of melancholy and longing, suggesting a sense of absence or loss. This work is a testament to Reckleben's ability to capture subtle emotions through detailed and realistic imagery, making it a poignant example of 19th-century Dutch Romanticism.