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Ferdinand Sands and his Son Joseph

Nathaniel Rogers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of two people. The person on the right is an adult male. He has curly hair and a beard and moustache shaved close to his face. He wears a high-collared dark top. His left arm supports a small child. The child on the left is a toddler with curly hair. The child wears a decorative dark dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline. The background of the portrait is dark. The portrait has a white border and is in a textured frame.

Artwork details

Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
498 × 625 px
Museum record:
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