In this painting, two young women are depicted sitting closely together. They are positioned side by side, with the woman on the left slightly leaning against the other woman and looking to the right, while the woman on the right looks out at us. Both women have pale skin and light eyes, and they wear neutral expressions. The woman on the left has curly brown-and-gray hair adorned with a light blue ribbon, while the woman on the right has her blonde hair styled under a cream-colored bonnet. Both are dressed in elegant, high-waisted white gowns tied at the waist with pale blue sashes. The…
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The Frankland Sisters

John Hoppner (British, 1758 - 1810)

1795

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 155 x 125 cm (61 x 49 3/16 in.) ; framed: 182.2 x 151.8 cm (71 3/4 x 59 3/4 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon 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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