Kinderen aan de waterkant 1848

"Kinderen aan de waterkant" (Children by the Water's Edge) is an 1848 engraving by Dutch artist Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (1811-1886). The artwork depicts two young girls, one standing and the other seated on a riverbank, interacting with a swan and its cygnets. The scene, executed in a detailed and realistic style, evokes a sense of childhood innocence and the beauty of nature. This print, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, demonstrates Sluyter's skill in capturing the delicate details of the natural world and the sweetness of everyday life.