The image shows a young boy standing on a dirt path, holding strings attached to a wooden toy with wheels. He is raising his left hand with a stick. The boy has short, neat light brown hair, fair skin, rosy cheeks, and bright eyes. He wears a red and green checkered shirt, gray trousers, and black shoes. In the background, there are white houses with red chimneys, trees, a sky with clouds, and a picket fence.
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Charles H. Sisson

painter Joseph Goodhue Chandler (American, 1813 - 1884)

1850

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 122.2 x 63.7 cm (48 1/8 x 25 1/16 in.) ; framed: 137.8 x 79.7 x 6.3 cm (54 1/4 x 31 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
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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