The image shows a woman seated on a chair in a luxurious environment. She has fair skin, delicate features, and wavy light brown hair styled in a partial updo. She wears an elegant cream gown with a red overcoat lined in white fur. A maid holds a tray with a glass, a small loaf, and a gold pitcher, while the woman holds a silver platter. Next to the woman, there are ornate armor and weapons on the floor. A painting of a man in historical attire hangs on the wall. The room features wooden paneling and elegant furnishings.

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Deserved Sorrows

Marguerite Gérard (French, 1761 - 1837)

1788-1789

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 45 × 55 cm (17 11/16 × 21 5/8 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Gift of Edwin L. Cox – Ed Cox Foundation, Chester Dale Fund, and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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