The image shows four individuals posing for a portrait. On the left is a woman in a light-colored dress with lace details and a gold brooch. She has dark hair styled in a bun and distinctive facial features. She is holding a young child in a white dress. Next to them is an older child wearing a blue jacket with a white collar. On the far right is a man in a dark suit with a black bow tie. The group is against a deep-red curtain.

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The Gage Family

painter American 19th Century

1846

Medium: oil on bed ticking
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 137 x 137.4 cm (53 15/16 x 54 1/8 in.) ; framed: 159.4 x 159.4 cm (62 3/4 x 62 3/4 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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