Canadees paar bij het graf van hun kind 1786

François Robert Ingouf's "Canadiens au Tombeau de Leur Enfant" from 1786, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a poignant scene of a Canadian couple mourning their child. The somber scene takes place in a mountainous landscape with a dense forest in the background, emphasizing the couple's isolation and grief. The man sits slumped against a stone wall, his head in his hand, while the woman kneels with her head bowed, her hands clasped together in prayer. Their sorrowful posture and the simple yet evocative details of the artwork, like the couple's hunting gear, create a powerful and moving portrayal of loss and its emotional toll.