Portrait of a Family, Probably That of Richard Streatfeild

Title: Portrait of a Family, Probably That of Richard Streatfeild
Description: Family portrait depicting mother and her children, reflecting ideals of household structure and women's domestic roles.
Creator: Dobson, William (bap. 1611, d. 1646), portrait painter
Source: Dobson, William. A Family, Probably the Streatfield Family, ca. 1645. Yale Center For British Art. Accessed April 6, 2026 https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5027; Permalink
Publisher: MacEwan University Library
Date: ca. 1645
Rights: Yale Center for British Art Terms of Use; CC0 1.0 Universal
Format: JPEG; 500 x 423 pixels
Type: Still image
Identifier: B1981.25.241
Contributor: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Subject: baby; black; cap; cherries; children; collar; conversation piece; couple; curtain; deaths; family; husband; man; pointing; portrait; skulls (skeleton components); wife; woman