The image shows a young child standing upright, facing forward. The child has light skin, light brown hair, light blue eyes, and a neutral expression. They are dressed in a long, gray dress with a red lower part, red socks, and brown shoes with green bows. The child is holding a small model of a rooster. Next to them, on the floor, is a box with small objects like a doll and a ball. The background is a simple greenish-brown gradient.
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Girl with Toy Rooster

painter American 19th Century

c. 1840

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.5 x 63.8 cm (30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.) ; framed: 86.3 x 73 x 4.7 cm (34 x 28 3/4 x 1 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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