Gallery›Victoria and Albert Museum›Three quarter length portrait of a young child with straight hair, resting as though in sleep but in fact deceased. The child rests on a white cloth over bedding. The child wears a dress with short sleeves, gathered at the front. It is worn low over the shoulders where it is edged with lace and covers a white undergarment. Lightly hand-coloured.
Three quarter length portrait of a young child with straight hair, resting as though in sleep but in fact deceased. The child rests on a white cloth over bedding. The child wears a dress with short sleeves, gathered at the front. It is worn low over the shoulders where it is edged with lace and covers a white undergarment. Lightly hand-coloured.
Victoria and Albert Museum

Three quarter length portrait of a young child with straight hair, resting as though in sleep but in fact deceased. The child rests on a white cloth over bedding. The child wears a dress with short sleeves, gathered at the front. It is worn low over the shoulders where it is edged with lace and covers a white undergarment. Lightly hand-coloured.

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Three quarter length portrait of a young child with straight hair, resting as though in sleep but in fact deceased. The child rests on a white cloth over bedding. The child wears a dress with short sleeves, gathered at the front. It is worn low over the shoulders where it is edged with lace and covers a white undergarment. Lightly hand-coloured.

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