Vrouw geeft borstvoeding 1765 - 1771

"The Good Nurse" is an anonymous engraving from the 18th century. The artwork depicts a woman breastfeeding a baby. The woman is seated in a chair, and the baby is held in her arms. The scene is set in a domestic interior, with a window and a table visible. The engraving's detail and composition highlight the intimacy of the scene, making it an important document of social and cultural norms of the time. The piece is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam. This artwork is an example of the genre of genre painting, which is a style of art that focuses on depicting everyday life.