tragic it serves as a reminder that it child is a being that is born blossoms and finally wilts away. as it entered the twentieth century the child up long last demanded to be recognized as an individual who deserves to be loved for the person he or she is. the american society painted. sargeant breathed new life into the depiction of children from privileged families. this painting from eight hundred eighty one has all the trappings of a classical portrait. it shows the son and daughter of the playwright and.