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Woman in black dress kissing a boy's forehead in a parlour, with a servant and a table of peaches behind them.

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Mother's Instructions, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Emile Béranger (1856), Hermitage Museum. Via artnap.com

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A woman in a dark bodice and lace collar leans to kiss the forehead of a boy in a grey jacket, while a servant in a white apron and cap stands beside a laid table with peaches and a silver teapot. The domestic interior includes a patterned folding screen, a red upholstered chair and stool, and a framed floral painting above. Jean-Baptiste Antoine Emile Béranger painted this work in 1856, and it is held by the Hermitage Museum.

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