In the bottom left corner of this painting, a dog stands at an open door, through which light streams into a dark house. On the edge of the doorway, a man and a woman are standing, their arms linked. The man's body is turned towards the doorway, while the woman gestures back into the room. Both of them have light skin, and the man has blond hair while the woman has dark hair. He wears a tan jacket over a pink vest and white pants, while she wears a brown blouse and a bright red skirt with a blue cloth tied around her waist and a black scarf. To the right, a table covered in a white cloth is…
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The Bashful Cousin

painter Francis William Edmonds (American, 1806 - 1863)

c. 1841-1842

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 63.2 x 76 cm (24 7/8 x 29 15/16 in.) ; framed: 95.9 x 108.6 cm (37 3/4 x 42 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Frederick Sturges, Jr.
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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