BRAY, Jan de
(b. ca. 1627, Haarlem, d. 1697, Haarlem)

Tending Children at the Orphanage in Haarlem

1663
Oil on canvas, 135 x 154 cm
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem

This painting, depicting the clothing of the orphans into the uniform (blue jacket with one red sleeve) of the orphanage, was conceived as an overmantel in the Children's Orphanage in Haarlem.