John Oscar Kent and his Sister, Sarah Eliza Kent, (painting).

John Oscar Kent and his Sister, Sarah Eliza Kent, (painting).

Gerry, Samuel Lancaster, 1813-1891, painter.

John Oscar Kent and his Sister, Sarah Eliza Kent, (painting).

30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm).

(On back:) S L. Gerry./Paint. 1844 signed

Round portrait of a young John Oscar and Sarah Eliza Kent standing side by side, their arms around each other, her faces turned toward the viewer. John wears a striped dress adorned with a white collar and black tie at the neck. Sarah wears an off-the-shoulder dress. In the background there is a landscape.

Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings

Portrait male -- Kent, John Oscar -- Waist length

Portrait female -- Kent, Sarah Eliza -- Waist length

Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 43.29

Gift of Kent, Katharine A. & Pauline N.,

Owner, 1974: Registration Records.

Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 106.

Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 106.

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