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Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children

Ralph Earl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a family of six people. The woman on the right wears a green dress and white hair styled up. She holds a baby in her left arm and a fan in her right hand. To her left, a girl wears a blue and white dress and holds a flower. Next to her, a boy wears a red suit and holds a hat. The boy to the left of him wears a green suit and holds a white apron. The boy on the far left wears a brown jacket and tan pants, and holds a riding crop. The people stand on a patterned rug with blue flowers. The background shows a red curtain on the right and a landscape with trees on the left. The people are posed formally.

Artwork Details

Date
1798
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 443 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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