The painting depicts two women and two children. In the center, a woman sits on a bench, her body facing us and her head turned to the right. She plays a lute-like instrument. Her brown hair is styled with a ribbon, and her attire consists of a blue gown with ruffles. A hat with a blue ribbon hangs next to her on the bench. On the right, a child in a white dress stands next to a woman in a red dress adorned with lace, who is seated on a low bench. Her hair is styled beneath a lace cap, and a hat with a red ribbon is on the bench to the right. On the ground between the women is a small black…
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Members of the Maynard Family in the Park at Waltons

Arthur Devis (British, 1712 - 1787)

c. 1755/1762

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 138.5 x 195.6 cm (54 1/2 x 77 in.) ; framed: 158.8 x 217.2 x 7 cm (62 1/2 x 85 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon 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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