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The Family of John Q. Aymar

George W. Twibill Jr.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Family of John Q. Aymar by George W. Twibill Jr. Painting of a family of four indoors. The woman on the left sits in a chair wearing a white and pink dress with dark hair. She has a young girl sitting on a small chair next to her; the girl wears a pink dress and holds a blue object. The woman has her hands folded in her lap. The man on the right stands wearing a black suit with a white bib and shirt; he has a hand on his hip. The young girl to his right wears a pink dress and holds a book; she stands. The room includes a table with objects, a fireplace mantle to the left with a vase and candlesticks, and a large window with red curtains on the right; there are buildings outside. The walls are gray with a pattern, and there is a bookshelf behind the man; the floor has a red patterned rug.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1833
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 494 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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