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# Family portrait by Troost and the depiction of children as small adults
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/trost-portret-semeistva/
- Published: 2017-05-04T08:47:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:03:52.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Observations, Mores

Troost, family portrait. The children have faces like grown-ups. It is not that nobody knew how to paint a child's face; a child was simply regarded as a small adult. A great deal has been written about this in the history of childhood