Child Asleep (The Rosebud)

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Artist: Thomas Sully
Date: 1841
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (60.6 x 92.7 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Aubergine Glaze · Purple family · #1F0F1C · 22%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #421C1E · 20%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #B99254 · 17%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #EEBE6C · 11%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #905F30 · 10%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5D3224 · 6%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #724424 · 5%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #65221C · 4%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #8D3920 · 2%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #1D0805 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5C3B1B · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #695A68 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #423633 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #47442F · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #9A90A0 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #29302B · <1%

Madder Blush · Pink family · #370927 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B2B6A8 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Francis T. S. Darley, 1914

8 tags

Childhood Both · 100%

The catalog lists Children as a subject, and the image clearly depicts a single child.
Flora Both · 99%

The catalog lists Flowers as a subject, and a flower with a stem and leaves is visibly placed on the bedding; the title identifies it as a rosebud.

Dark Colors Visual · 98%

Dark maroon, brown, and reddish areas occupy much of the background and surrounding field of the composition.

Painting Both · 99%

The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a completed painted scene on a rectangular support.
Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

The museum metadata specifies oil on canvas.
Chiaroscuro Visual · 91%

The illuminated child and pale bedding are set against deep surrounding shadow, creating a pronounced light-dark structure.

19th Century Art Metadata · 100%

The work is dated 1841, placing it within the nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as American and identifies Thomas Sully as an American artist.

Thomas Sully. Child Asleep (The Rosebud). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.