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Two Boys with a Mousetrap and a Cat at a Window
Adriaen van der Werff, Eglon van der Neer
A charming 17th-century Dutch genre scene depicting two boys playfully interacting with a cat and a mousetrap at a stone window.
Young Man with a Cat and Mousetrap in a Window
Eglon van der Neer
1676 · Panel, Oil Paint
A charming 17th-century Dutch genre painting depicting a playful moment between a young man and his cat at a stone window.
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work with softened warm notes — adds structure to a more polished room.
- Often works in
- Study · Living Room · Library
- Placement
- Works well as a centered vertical note
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Rich brown
About the piece
Created in 1676, this oil on panel by Eglon van der Neer is a quintessential example of Dutch Golden Age genre painting. It features a smiling boy in exquisite period attire engaging with a tabby cat over a wooden mousetrap. The soft, luminous lighting and meticulous attention to texture—from the fine feathers of his hat to the cold stone of the window—exemplify the Leiden school's 'fijnschilder' tradition.
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