A man, woman, four children, and a black and white dog stand and sit in a row in a wallpapered room with a checkerboard patterned floor in this horizontal painting. The woman and children have pale, peach skin and the man has a ruddier complexion. The man stands to our left wearing a tall, black, brimmed hat, a black coat, a high-necked white shirt or kerchief at the neck, and knee-length breeches over white stockings. His pointed shoes and breeches have silver and gold buckles. He stands with his body angled to our right but he turns to look at us. He tucks his right hand, closer to us,…
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The Sargent Family

American 19th Century

1800

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 97.2 x 127.8 cm (38 1/4 x 50 5/16 in.) ; framed: 111.1 x 142.2 x 7.3 cm (43 3/4 x 56 x 2 7/8 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
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