Portrait of a Family

Jeremiah Gurney

National Gallery of Art

The image is a Victorian-era family portrait featuring four members. The father is seated in the center, while the mother stands to his left holding a young child's hand. A young boy stands to the father's right. The father has styled hair with sideburns and wears a suit with a bow tie. The mother has a center-parted hairstyle and wears a dress with lace-trimmed shoulders. The standing boy wears a dark suit with a bow tie, and the young child is dressed in a puffy-sleeved dress. The family is adorned with a large brooch worn by the mother. The background is plain and dark, and the image is housed in an ornate frame with a decorative border.