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The image shows an upper body portrait of a woman and a child. The woman is seated and faces the viewer, with a serious expression. She wears a dark dress with a high neck and elaborate detailing, a shawl with ornate embroidery over her shoulders, gold earrings, and a brooch. Her hair is styled under a white laced cap. The child, with light hair, sits on the woman's lap, facing the viewer, wearing a white dress with lace details and a red bead necklace. The child holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand. The background is plain and dark.
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The image shows an upper body portrait of a woman and a child. The woman is seated and faces the viewer, with a serious expression. She wears a dark dress with a high neck and elaborate detailing, a shawl with ornate embroidery over her shoulders, gold earrings, and a brooch. Her hair is styled under a white laced cap. The child, with light hair, sits on the woman's lap, facing the viewer, wearing a white dress with lace details and a red bead necklace. The child holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand. The background is plain and dark.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Aphia Salisbury Rich and Baby Edward

Milton W. Hopkins

Date
c. 1833
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 75.8 x 61.6 cm (29 13/16 x 24 1/4 in.) framed: 97.8 x 83.5 x 7.3 cm (38 1/2 x 32 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1958.9.12
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • family
  • portrait
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
  • Rich, Aphia Salisbury
  • Rich, Edward
Provenance

Descended in the family of the sitter, New York, until 1951, when purchased by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift 1958 to NGA.

NGA object ID 45863. 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.