This is a painting of a group of children holding hands and playing in a grassy area. The children form a line, with one crossing under the connected arms of two others. The children wear expressions of joy, with wide eyes and open, upturned mouths. Three of the children wear dresses in pastel pink, green, and blue, while the other three wear jackets and trousers. The background is a lush green landscape, and dappled light is cast on the scene from above.
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Children Playing in a Park

painter Hugues Merle (French, 1823 - 1881)

c. 1860

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 32.6 x 40.9 cm (12 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.) ; framed: 45.4 x 53.7 x 5.7 cm (17 7/8 x 21 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce 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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