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The image shows a full-length portrait of a person standing. They have blue eyes, finely spaced eyebrows, and blonde hair styled close to the head. The person is wearing a light pink dress with a ruffled collar, puffed short sleeves, red scalloped trim at the hem and sleeves, and matching pantaloons with red trim. They have vibrant yellow shoes with floral designs and are holding a bouquet of colorful flowers with their right hand. The background is black.
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The image shows a full-length portrait of a person standing. They have blue eyes, finely spaced eyebrows, and blonde hair styled close to the head. The person is wearing a light pink dress with a ruffled collar, puffed short sleeves, red scalloped trim at the hem and sleeves, and matching pantaloons with red trim. They have vibrant yellow shoes with floral designs and are holding a bouquet of colorful flowers with their right hand. The background is black.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Baby in Pink Dress with Roses

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1820
Medium
transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sight size: 44 x 34 cm (17 5/16 x 13 3/8 in.) framed: 51.6 x 46.5 x 2.8 cm (20 5/16 x 18 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1953.5.139
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

NGA object ID 42547. 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.