This painting is by George Romney and is called "The Gower Family" it is regarded as Romney's masterpiece. Click on the children's faces to take a closer look.

Lets learn more about it...

The four dancing children are brother and sisters. Anne on the right hand side is their step-sister. Their father, the 2nd Earl of Gower asked for the picture to be painted in 1776. Do you think their father would have been pleased with the painting?

Many children died young, so a big family was something to be proud of. The children have been painted dancing, with bright, fresh complexions, to show that they were happy and healthy.

The children are wearing classical costume instead of their own clothes. Anne looks like she is a classical sculpture carved out of marble. This makes the children look like little Gods and Goddesses and more important than ordinary children. It also implies that they, and George Romney know about Classical art.

There is one boy in the picture. He is the one wearing a white dress with a pink sash and long blonde hair! This is Granville.