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Anthony van Dyck|Giuseppe Maria Crespi

The favorite nanny (La balia favorita)

1685–1747
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26.1 × 21 cm (10.3 × 8.3 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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