{"product_id":"maternal-affection-ngal1143","title":"Maternal Affection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eLouis Jean François Lagrenée (French, 1725 - 1805)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e17 1\/8\" x 13 5\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1775) \"In this exquisite small painting on copper, three women are looking after two infants in a grand neoclassical setting. One woman breastfeeds an infant, while another holds up a second baby for a kiss. A woman to the left is busy arranging bedding in a wooden cradle. The open loggia and warm light suggest that the scene takes place in a southern climate. To an eighteenth-century audience, the women’s clothing would have been understood as antique Roman dress.\n\nThe painting shares similarities with a series of eight paintings by Lagrenée at Stourhead in Wiltshire. It may be Lagrenée’s painting formerly at Stourhead, described as ‘Maternal Affection – a beautiful group’. The subject was of special interest for a contemporary audience as motherhood, and particularly the practice of breastfeeding one’s own children rather than sending them out to a wet nurse, was much discussed in both France and England at the time.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/louis-jean-francois-lagrenee-maternal-affection\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Maternal Affection\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Jean François Lagrenée","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509810106611,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (17 1\/8\" x 13 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509810139379,"sku":null,"price":513.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (20\" x 15 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509810172147,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 1\/2\" x 19 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509810204915,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (30 1\/8\" x 23 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509810237683,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (38 7\/8\" x 31\")","offer_id":50509810270451,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (46 5\/8\" x 37\")","offer_id":50509810303219,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (54 7\/8\" x 43 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509810335987,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (65 7\/8\" x 52 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509810368755,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/MaternalAffection.jpg?v=1788427233","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/maternal-affection-ngal1143","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}