The image shows a family portrait with five individuals, consisting of two adults and three children. The adults are seated and the children are standing. The man stands centrally behind the others. He has a neatly trimmed hairstyle and wears a formal suit with a bow tie, characterized by a classic white shirt and dark jacket. The woman sits beside him, wearing a long, dark, full-skirted dress with laced cuffs and collar. Her hair is styled in a middle part and neatly pulled back. She holds a white handkerchief in her left hand and supports two of the children with her arms. The children are…
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Portrait of a Family

Unknown 19th Century

1850s

Medium
salted paper print with applied color
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 22 × 16.8 cm (8 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
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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