This painting shows a group of children in the woods. To the left of center, a boy plays the violin, standing on the edge of a gray path. He faces the right, where a group of children sit, looking at him. Three children sit on a pale log, while two sit on the green grass, which is dotted with small white flowers. The children mostly wear clothes in shades of tan and brown, although one child wears a pink dress and a blue jacket. All of the seated children wear straw hats. They all have pale skin. The trees fill the background with autumnal colors, including brown, orange, yellow ochre, and…
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painter Charles Caleb Ward (Canadian, 1831 - 1896)

1870

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 25.4 x 30.2 cm (10 x 11 7/8 in.) ; framed: 49.1 x 54.1 x 8.9 cm (19 5/16 x 21 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Avalon 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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