Jonge vrouw wordt gewekt door haar moeder 1839

"Jonge vrouw wordt gewekt door haar moeder" (Young woman awakened by her mother), a lithograph by Paul Gavarni, is a poignant portrayal of a mother waking her daughter. Created in 1839, the drawing captures a tender moment of domesticity with precise detail. The mother, dressed in a traditional bonnet, stands over her sleeping daughter. The daughter's slumbering pose, draped in sheets, contrasts sharply with the mother's watchful gaze. The simplicity of the composition, with just a bedside table and a lit candle, emphasizes the intimate connection between mother and daughter. The artwork is held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.