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A young girl is shown cutting up rags in order to dress her doll, which is propped up on a wooden chair in front of her. The girl’s own clothes are indicative of provincial costume of the time.
The artist has chosen to portray a comfortable but modest peasant dwelling, rather than depicting the misery and depravation of the poor, the girl’s playful activity and simple interior concentrating upon contentment in the humble surroundings.
Title
Girl Making Clothes for a Doll (La robe de la poupée)
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 21.3 x W 16.2 cm
Accession number
B.M.711
Acquisition method
bequeathed by the Founders, 1885
Work type
Painting
