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Dancing Children

1782

Jane Palmer

Associated Names

Jane Palmer

Artist, American, active c. 1780

The image shows two figures standing in full length. The figure on the left has long, curly brown hair and is dressed in a light dress with blue accents. This person is raising both arms as if holding a garland. To the right stands a child with long hair and a similar dress with blue stripes. The child has one hand raised. In the foreground, there is a tree and flowering plants on green, hilly terrain. The background shows a plain, light-colored sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Dimensions

sheet: 25.4 × 30.6 cm (10 × 12 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1953.5.134

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Jane Palmer / 1782

Wikidata ID

Q64580838

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