This painting shows five children in a room. All the children have pale skin, rosy cheeks, and short blond hair. In the center, one child is seated on a yellow chair holding an open book. This child is wearing a blue dress with two gold necklaces. On the left, another child in a red one-piece garment holds the edge of the chair. A third child stands behind the chair, wearing a blue one-piece garment over a yellow shirt. Their hand is on the shoulder of the fourth child, who stands on the right, wearing an orange one-piece garment. This child's hand is on the head of the fifth child, who sits…

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Five Children of the Budd Family

American 19th Century

c. 1818

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 121 x 106.4 cm (47 5/8 x 41 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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