Jean de la Hoese (Belgium, 1846-1917), oil on board, depicts a genre scene of two women in bedchamber, one woman showing the other a mouse in a trap, a white cat looks up with anticipation at the catch, darkened chamber features bed with forest green and golden canopy, the tapestry behind with lots of dark figures, signed lower right, name plaque on frame, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age, including some loss to upper right edge, scattered minor craquelure, aging varnish, possible areas of inpainting, etc., ss: 21 ½" h. x 17 ¼" w.