Waters, Susan - The Lincoln Children Art Print
An archival premium Quality Art Print of The Lincoln Children by Susan Waters for sale by Brandywine General Store. This folk art painting was finished by the artist in 1845. The size of the original oil on canvas artwork is 45 by 50 inches. In the 1840s Susan Waters specialized in portraits of children, and this image of three of the twelve children of Otis Lincoln, an innkeeper from Newark Valley, New York, is widely regarded as one of her finest achievements. The three little girls (Laura Eugenie, age nine, Sara, age three, and Augusta, age seven) are arranged in a pyramid. They are shown in fancy dresses, ornamented with eyelet and lace. The girls hold pieces of fruit and a book, common attributes in mid-nineteenth-century portraits of children and meant to advertise their sweetness and their attentiveness at school. The handsome furnishings, including an expensive ingrain carpet, the pretty plants on a stand, and even the charming puppy with its neatly aligned paws combine to create a pleasing image of domestic stability and comfort. The intense expressions of the children, on the other hand, give the painting a startling directness. Folk art print #11
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