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Portrait of Two Children

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Date

1837

Artist

George Richmond (1809-1896)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/395535

Description

Richmond's career as a portraitist was launched in 1832 when he portrayed the famous abolitionist-politician William Wilberforce in watercolor, and the image engraved. A miniaturist's training underpins the confidently executed faces of these siblings, made five later, by which time the artist was earning a thousand pounds a year. Free graphite under-drawing shows through the color, and lively touches include the girl's red sash, boy's colorful handkerchief, and gold-tasselled cap. In October 1837, a few months after making this work, Richmond and his wife left London for a two-year stay in Italy. Medium: watercolor and gouache with touches of gum and gold, on yellow paper.

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CC0 1.0

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Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

London, England

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