The image depicts a woman seated with an infant on her lap. The woman is facing slightly to the left with her head turned towards the viewer. She has a calm expression with large eyes, thin lips, and dark hair under a lace-trimmed cap. She wears a high-collared dress with buttons and a shawl around her shoulders. The infant gazes directly at the viewer, wearing a bonnet with light blue ribbons and a white dress with a gold necklace. The woman's hand rests on the child, with a gold ring on her finger. The background is a dark, textured tone with a decorative chair featuring green, leaf-like…
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Mrs. John Harrisson and Daughter

painter Frederick W. Mayhew (American, 1785 - 1854)

c. 1823

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63.2 cm (30 x 24 7/8 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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