Five women, one man, and two children gather in a garden near a stone wall topped with an oversized urn in this vertical painting. The hues are muted, and the texture of the canvas is visible throughout. All the people have pale skin and blond or pale hair. The women wear dresses with long, voluminous skirts in shades of rose pink, canary yellow, olive green, and ivory white. One woman sits with her back to us as she faces a young, clean-shaven person. One stockinged leg extended to the right suggests that person is a man. The pair hold a boxy object, but details are difficult to make out.…

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French 18th Century

18th century

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 32.2 x 25.3 cm (12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.) ; framed: 52.7 x 43.2 x 5.7 cm (20 3/4 x 17 x 2 1/4 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Timken Collection
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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