The image shows a young child standing. The child has a light complexion, rosy cheeks, and blonde hair styled in short curls. They are wearing a white dress with blue trim, boots with tied laces, and hold a book in their right hand and a straw hat in their left hand. They wear a red bead necklace and next to them are a cap and a walking stick with tassels. In the background, there is a red curtain at the top, with trees and a building visible on the left side.

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Child with Straw Hat

William Matthew Prior (American, 1806 - 1873)

c. 1846/1873

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 76.5 x 60.5 cm (30 1/8 x 23 13/16 in.) ; framed: 86.7 x 71.4 x 5.4 cm (34 1/8 x 28 1/8 x 2 1/8 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: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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