52:. The family depicted has eight members, of which six are seated and two are standing. The older couple seated at the left and center is, most likely, the parents, and the six youngsters, their children. The scene takes place in the corner of what it seems to be a living room. Three people are seated in the front, in maples: the elder couple and also one of the young men, at their right. One of the women sits behind and between her parents, another one is also seated, behind her father, while a man, with a moustache, sits at the third maple, at the right of his brother. One of the siblings is standing, with his hands on his pockets, behind the mother, while his sister also stands, framed by the rooms door, with her hands behind her back. Her skirt tartan pattern demonstrates her Scottish origin.
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