The dignified demeanor of the subjects in Le Nain's Family of Country People is most similar to that of which other work?

A. Rembrandt, The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
B. van Honthorst, Supper Party
C. Steen, Feast of Saint Nicholas
D. Hals, The Women Regents of the Old Men's Home at Haarlem


Answer: D

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