The image shows a scene with a weeping figure near a gravestone under a willow tree, a white horse attached to a cart on a path, and a distant townscape with a church steeple. The setting sun casts warm colors over the sky, with unique cloud formations and birds flying. The color palette consists of warm and cool tones.
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Eaton Family Memorial

Samuel Jordan (American, 1803/1804 - 1836 or after)

1831

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 55.6 x 39.4 cm (21 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.) ; framed: 60.3 x 44.4 x 4.7 cm (23 3/4 x 17 1/2 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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