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The Knapp Children

Samuel Lovett Waldo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Knapp Children by Samuel Lovett Waldo. Oil on canvas portrait painting. Four children. A man in a black suit standing on left holding a toddler girl in a white dress. The girl wears a red necklace and has her hair curled. The girl points right with her left hand. The man on the left has short, curly dark hair. A boy in a black suit sits on a footstool, holding a dog. The dog has brown spots. The boy on the right wears white pants, a white shirt and a black jacket. The boy on the right holds a blue ribbon in his left hand. The background includes a red curtain, a table with a white top and a patterned floor.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1833–34
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
511 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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