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The image shows a young child seated and facing forward. The child has soft facial features, fair skin, rosy cheeks, light blue eyes, and is wearing a white dress with blue ribbon accents. They wear a white bonnet with lace. The child is holding cherries and a rattle-like toy. They wear a coral bead necklace with a pendant displaying the number "118." The background is a muted blue-gray color.
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The image shows a young child seated and facing forward. The child has soft facial features, fair skin, rosy cheeks, light blue eyes, and is wearing a white dress with blue ribbon accents. They wear a white bonnet with lace. The child is holding cherries and a rattle-like toy. They wear a coral bead necklace with a pendant displaying the number "118." The background is a muted blue-gray color.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Baby with Locket

American 19th Century

Date
1813
Medium
pastel
Dimensions
overall: 37.7 x 30 cm (14 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1953.5.138
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • child
  • portrait
Inscription

center on pendant: 1813

NGA object ID 42546. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.