The image shows a young child seated on a rock in a garden setting. The child has fair skin, rosy cheeks, large blue eyes, and curly brown hair. They wear a dark blue dress with a lace collar, and dark shoes with bows over white socks. The child holds a small hammer in their left hand. The background features lush greenery, a stone path, a small, white gazebo, and a picket fence with flowers.
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George Washington Deal

Robert Street (American, 1796 - 1865)

1834

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.) ; framed: 88 x 100.3 x 9.5 cm (34 5/8 x 39 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edna L. Barbour
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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