The image is a pencil sketch depicting three adult figures and one child figure in a classical style. The adult figure on the left is shown in a three-quarter view, slightly turned towards the central figures, with one arm resting on her chin. She is dressed in draped clothing, and her hair is styled in a bun. The central figure is seated with a child on her lap, who appears to be reaching towards her. She is also clad in draped garments with a veil-like covering over her head. The child's body is captured from the back, while reaching up with his left hand. To the right, another adult…
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Mother and Child Flanked by Two Standing Figures

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825)

1775/80

Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 15 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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