Old World Portraits
Little Girl with Slate
Unknown Artist
A charming mid-19th-century American folk art portrait of a young girl holding a school slate.
Samuel Warren Holland
Milton W. Hopkins
1850 · Oil Paint, Panel
A charming mid-19th-century American folk portrait of a young child in a vibrant patterned red dress.
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Where it works
A measured, grounding piece in a warmer tonal register — asks little of the space around it.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Study · Entryway
- Placement
- Works well as a centered vertical note
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy
About the piece
Painted around 1850 by Milton W. Hopkins, this oil-on-panel portrait depicts two-year-old Samuel Warren Holland. The work is a classic example of American folk art, featuring a bold red patterned dress, delicate lace collar, and a toy whip, all rendered with the flat, charmingly direct style characteristic of the period.
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