Seymour Joseph Guy, 1860 - The Crossing Sweeper - fine art print

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This small-scale work is typical of the sentimental genre scenes of childhood that were popular at the time this was painted. The subject is a barefoot girl, pausing in her task of sweeping streets in order to drink at a fountain. A fence separates her from a group of figures who relax in the park.

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This over 160 years old painting named The Crossing Sweeper was painted by the American painter Seymour Joseph Guy in 1860. The more than 160 years old original was painted with the size 12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in (30,8 x 21,6 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the American artist as the technique for the artwork. This work of art can be viewed in in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 (licensed - public domain). : Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900. Further, the alignment is portrait and has an aspect ratio of 2 : 3, which means that the length is 33% shorter than the width.

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