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Edmund and Charlotte Ashworth and Family at Egerton Hall

British 19th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a group portrait of eleven individuals. There are eight individuals standing at the back and three people seated in the front. At the center is a woman with a child on her lap and two more children around her. The adults are positioned around them in the back. The man standing behind the woman is dressed formally in a dark jacket, white shirt, and a bow tie. The woman wears a bonnet, and each child wears long-sleeved dresses. One of the standing men holds a small book. The boys and men wear dark suits with white collars. The background shows a stone wall and a window. The image is framed with a decorative blue border.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1846–1847
Medium
daguerreotype
Dimensions
9974 × 7771 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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