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The Alling Children

Oliver Tarbell Eddy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Alling Children by Oliver Tarbell Eddy. A painting of four young children standing indoors. A girl on the left is wearing a dark green dress and white pants, her dark hair pulled back. She holds a mallet-like object. To her right, a blonde girl in a yellow dress holds a blue and white cat. Next to her, a girl in a pink dress holds a white cloth. On the far right, a girl wears a beige dress with a red necklace. All wear black shoes and white stockings. They stand on a brown floor with a floral pattern. A window and door are on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1839
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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