Boy with Broken Tambourine, Thomas Crawford, 1854
Thomas Crawford, retratoThomas CrawfordEstados Unidos, 1857

Boy with Broken Tambourine

1854 · Sculpture · 108.6 × 39.7 cm

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Thomas Crawford was best known for his large public statues, but he also created many smaller sculptures of children. During the Victorian era, the infant mortality rate was high and families often commissioned artists to create idealized portraits of their children as keepsakes. The child in this sculpture looks forlorn as he gazes down at his broken tambourine. The baton in his other hand suggests he was responsible for the damage and is now regretting his boisterous behavior.

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