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White marble sculpture of two children sleeping side by side on a cushion with a scrolled base and pillow.

Sleeping Children

A white marble sculpture shows two young children asleep side by side on a cushion with a scrolled base. Their heads rest on a pillow, one child's arm wraps across the other, and drapery falls over their bodies in smooth folds.

Artist
William Henry Rinehart
Date
modeled 1859, carved 1869
Medium
marble
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2240 × 1759 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1869).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Niños dormidos, escultura en mármol

Una escultura de mármol blanco muestra a dos niños pequeños dormidos uno junto al otro sobre un cojín con base en voluta. Sus cabezas descansan sobre una almohada, un brazo de uno cruza al otro y la tela cae sobre sus cuerpos en pliegues suaves.

Português: Crianças adormecidas, escultura em mármore

Uma escultura de mármore branco mostra duas crianças pequenas adormecidas lado a lado sobre uma almofada com base em voluta. Suas cabeças repousam sobre um travesseiro, um braço de uma cruza sobre a outra e o tecido cai sobre seus corpos em dobras suaves.

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