This is a painting of a domestic scene in a historical setting. The image features multiple figures engaged in various activities. A man and a woman are dancing in the center of the room. An older woman watches with a small dog, while a musician plays a violin near an open doorway. In the background, a woman in an apron approaches with refreshments, and a child plays on the floor in front of a seated adult. The room is comfortably furnished with a fireplace on the left. The walls have a rifle and a clock, and a cat plays with a string on the wooden floor. The signature on the painting…
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Country Dance

Martin Edgar Ferrill (American, 1836 or 1837 - 1897)

1883

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 62.2 x 72 cm (24 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.) ; framed: 73.3 x 84.4 x 4.1 cm (28 7/8 x 33 1/4 x 1 5/8 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
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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