The image features a large tree with lush foliage on the left side. Figures, including a woman with a bonnet, a child playing with a dog, and a man and woman near white gravestones are depicted. In the background, there is a tranquil river with a steam-powered paddle boat and small sailboats. Rolling green hills with houses and trees can be seen in the distance. The color palette is earthy, with shades of green, yellow, and blue predominating.

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Family Burying Ground

American 19th Century

c. 1840

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 50 x 61 cm (19 11/16 x 24 in.) ; framed: 64.1 x 74.9 x 3.4 cm (25 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 1 5/16 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: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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