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Lady Williams and Child

Ralph Earl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman wearing a white dress with a high neckline and long sleeves. The woman's dark hair is styled with a green headpiece. She cradles a baby on her lap. The baby wears a white dress with a blue bodice and a blue headband. The woman and baby are positioned in front of a wooden table with an inkwell and quill on it. The background is a dark wall with brown and green hues.

Artwork details

Date:
1783
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
496 × 624 px
Museum record:
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