Jongen luistert vanuit de kamer aan de deur terwijl een oude man rechtop op zijn matras zit 1840

"Jongen luistert vanuit de kamer aan de deur terwijl een oude man rechtop op zijn matras zit" (Boy listening from the room at the door while an old man sits upright on his mattress) is a lithograph created in 1840 by Adolphe Mouilleron, a 19th-century French artist known for his sentimental and domestic scenes. The artwork, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, portrays a poignant moment of intimacy and connection between a young boy and an elderly man, possibly a grandfather or father, in a dimly lit room. The boy is situated outside the room, peeking through the door, while the old man sits up on his bed, suggesting a possible illness or fragility. The depiction of books scattered around the room hints at the man's intellectual pursuits, which the boy may be inheriting. Mouilleron's work often aimed to capture the tenderness of family relationships and the passage of time.