The image displays the upper half of a young child's body from the waist up, in a straightforward pose looking slightly to the left of the viewer. The child has a smooth, youthful complexion, full cheeks, and lips, with evenly spaced eyes. The hair is light brown, fine, and falls straight and short. The child wears formal dark blue or black attire with a white, frilled collar. The background is a simple, solid color within an oval shape, with a gradient that lightens towards the center, focusing on the child. The setting has an old-world style, reflecting simplicity and restraint seen in…
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Everard Benjamin

painter William Jennys (American, active 1793/1807)

1795

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.) ; framed: 81.9 x 69.2 x 3.1 cm (32 1/4 x 27 1/4 x 1 1/4 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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