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Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis

Charles Willson Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a head covering sits in a brown chair. The chair back is visible on the right. The woman's outer garment is brown with puffy sleeves. She has a white shawl or scarf on her shoulders and a blue skirt. A young girl in a peach-colored dress sits to her right. The girl's hair is pulled back. The woman's left arm is around the girl's shoulders. The background on the right is a brown gradient from the chair. The background on the left is black. The frame around the image is thin and brown.

Artwork details

Date:
1777–80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
501 × 624 px
Museum record:
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