Family Portrait

Amerikanische Malerei 1803–1815, 1804

The artwork is a family portrait depicting four people seated together. On the left, a woman is shown from the waist up, facing forward. She has dark hair styled back and is wearing a long-sleeved, high-collared light gray dress with lace details at the neckline. She also wears earrings. Next to her, a young boy is seated, wearing a green outfit with gold buttons and a white ruffled collar. He holds a bowl of fruit. Another boy is seated beside him, wearing a similar green outfit. The man on the right wears a black coat with a white vest and cravat. He has short brown hair and his right hand rests on the shoulder of the boy beside him. They are all seated on a red upholstered couch with a green curtain and a scenic view of the sky and trees in the background.
Artista
Amerikanische Malerei 1803–1815
Fecha
1804
Tipo
Pintura
Técnica
Óleo sobre lienzo
Medidas
118,5 × 161,3 cm
Colección
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licencia
Dominio público, CC0

Descripción de la imagen

The artwork is a family portrait depicting four people seated together. On the left, a woman is shown from the waist up, facing forward. She has dark hair styled back and is wearing a long-sleeved, high-collared light gray dress with lace details at the neckline. She also wears earrings. Next to her, a young boy is seated, wearing a green outfit with gold buttons and a white ruffled collar. He holds a bowl of fruit. Another boy is seated beside him, wearing a similar green outfit. The man on the right wears a black coat with a white vest and cravat. He has short brown hair and his right hand rests on the shoulder of the boy beside him. They are all seated on a red upholstered couch with a green curtain and a scenic view of the sky and trees in the background.

Amerikanische Malerei 1803–1815