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Portrait of Two Children

American 19th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two young children from the waist up. The child on the left is slightly shorter with curly hair and is wearing a coat with a fur collar. The child on the right has straight hair, parted in the middle, and wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. This child appears to be resting an arm around the shoulders of the child on the left. The image is in a rectangular frame with an ornate gold border. The background is plain and dark, and the children are posed close together with neutral expressions and eyes facing forward.

Artwork Details

Date
1850s
Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions
7925 × 10136 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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