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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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