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Baby with Rattle and Dog

Mrs. Moses B. Russell (Clarissa Peters)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of a young child wearing a white dress sitting next to a dog. The child has light skin and short light hair. The child wears a white dress with a red necklace. The dress has a pink flower on the skirt. The dog is brown and white. The dog has a red rattle in its mouth. There are flowers on the left side. There is a red curtain on the right side. The curtain is draped. There is a red pillow under the child. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1842
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
474 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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