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The Thompson Children

John Carlin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Thompson Children by John Carlin. A box with a dark red velvet interior, rectangular, and a portrait on the right. The portrait inside is oval-shaped. Four children are in the portrait. A girl on the right wears a white dress. A girl on the left sits on a red ottoman and wears a blue dress. Two boys stand behind them, wearing dark-colored shirts. The background of the portrait is beige with a blue and white curtain on the right.

Artwork details

Date:
1846
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 407 px
Museum record:
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