The image shows two people visible from the waist up. On the left is a child holding a piece of paper with a sketched figure on it, looking at a man on their right. The child has short, wavy hair and expressive facial features. The man beside the child is standing slightly bent forward, gazing at the drawing. He has a receding hairline with strands of hair remaining on the back and sides of his head, along with prominent eyebrows and a sharply defined nose. The man is dressed in a dark suit with a shirt underneath, with one hand holding a cloth. The child appears to be wearing a simple, dark top. The background consists of a lightly sketched shaded area encompassing the figures, which fades into what seems to be a backdrop of text.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1846
- Medium
- lithograph on newsprint
- Dimensions
- 3310 × 4257 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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