Mother and Child (Cassatt)

Mother and Child (The Oval Mirror) is a painting by Mary Cassatt. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Early history and creation.
It was painted about 1898.
Later history and display.
The Havemeyers, purchased the painting, from dealer Duand-Ruel in 1899.
Description and interpretation.
The work depicts a mother and child, drawing from the iconography of "Mary and child" religious imagery.