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Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
is an
oil painting
on canvas completed by the Anglo-American painter
John Singer Sargent
between 1885 and 1886. It depicts two small children who are lighting
paper lanterns
in a garden strewn with pink
roses
, accents of yellow
carnations
and tall white
lilies
. The work received a mixed reception at the
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
. It is now displayed at
Tate Britain
.
Painting:
John Singer Sargent
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