The image shows an upper body portrait of a woman and a child. The woman is seated and faces the viewer, with a serious expression. She wears a dark dress with a high neck and elaborate detailing, a shawl with ornate embroidery over her shoulders, gold earrings, and a brooch. Her hair is styled under a white laced cap. The child, with light hair, sits on the woman's lap, facing the viewer, wearing a white dress with lace details and a red bead necklace. The child holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand. The background is plain and dark.
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Aphia Salisbury Rich and Baby Edward

painter Milton W. Hopkins (American, 1789 - 1844)

c. 1833

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 75.8 x 61.6 cm (29 13/16 x 24 1/4 in.) ; framed: 97.8 x 83.5 x 7.3 cm (38 1/2 x 32 7/8 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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