The image shows a young girl from the waist up, slightly turned to her left, with a calm expression. She has fair skin, rosy cheeks, dark eyes, and dark brown curly hair. She is wearing a pink gown with lace-trimmed sleeves, a ruffled neckline, and a string of pearls around her neck. She is holding a small bird in her right hand. The background is dark and oval-shaped, and the portrait is enclosed in a dark circular border.
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Possibly Margaret Robins

painter American 18th Century

c. 1745

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 67 x 60.7 cm (26 3/8 x 23 7/8 in.) ; framed: 69.2 x 76.5 x 4.4 cm (27 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1 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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