The image shows a young child standing next to a rocking horse. The child is standing upright with one hand resting on the rocking horse's head and the other hand holding a whip. The child has fair skin, blue eyes, and short blonde hair with a small curl at the top. The child wears an orange dress with floral patterns, white lace-trimmed pantaloons, white stockings, and black shoes. The background includes red drapery on the left side and a bright landscape visible through a window, as well as a deep green hue on the right side.

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Child with Rocking Horse

American 19th Century

c. 1850

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 103.2 x 68.6 cm (40 5/8 x 27 in.) ; framed: 125.1 x 90.8 x 7.3 cm (49 1/4 x 35 3/4 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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