This painting shows three children in a natural setting. The child on the right is standing, visible from head to toe, while the two children on the left are seated in the grass. The standing child is positioned slightly turned to the left, with their arms folded across their chest. They have light brown, wavy hair that falls around their face, which has soft features and light complexion. This child is dressed in a russet-colored outfit with a ruffled white collar, white socks, and dark shoes. The seated child on the far left faces toward the standing child and has long, tousled,…
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The Hoppner Children

John Hoppner (British, 1758 - 1810)

1791

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 152.5 x 127 cm (60 1/16 x 50 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Widener Collection
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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