The image is a sketch showing the upper half of two figures - a woman and a child. Both are facing left in side profile. The woman has long, curly hair and delicate facial features with a soft expression. She wears a gown with puffed sleeves and a cinched waist. The child also has curly hair framing their face and wears attire with puffed sleeves. They appear to be leaning affectionately against the woman. The sketch is framed within a simple line border, with a plain background. The surrounding space shows signs of aging, and there is some faded handwritten text at the bottom of the drawing.
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The Bud and the Blossom [recto]

Paul Lacroix (American, 1827 - 1869)

1831

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image: 33.66 × 21.27 cm (13 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 40.96 × 27.94 cm (16 1/8 × 11 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1965)
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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