Mother & Child

Oil on canvas, inscribed and dated “Paris, 1860”

. Painting size: 14” x 10.75”
Frame: 20” x 16.75”

Though his life and career were sadly short, American painter William H. Brigham lived in Boston during the 1850’s, and, in 1860, managed a stint in Paris, evidenced by the inscription on this genre painting.

Here, a sweet-faced young mother looks attentively at her toddler who, with hands clasped, may be reciting a prayer or relaying an involved story. The child’s wigglesome legs slide off the mother’s lap towards the floor, yet he is secure in her arms and in her love.