The artwork, titled “A Girl and Two Women, Standing and Holding a Baby (Study for ‘The Covenanters’ Baptism’)” by George Harvey, belongs to the Romanticism art movement and falls under the genre of sketches and studies.
In the artwork, three female figures are portrayed, engaging in an act of tenderness and care. A woman, possibly of older age, is seated and gently extending her hands towards a baby being held by a younger woman. Both women are attentively focused on the infant, whose soft, swaddled form is rendered with delicate, smooth brushstrokes. The third figure, a girl, is seen standing behind the elder woman with her arm resting on her shoulder, heightening the sense of intimacy and support within the scene. The sketch-like quality of the lower portion of the figures contrasts with the more detailed and vibrant rendering of their upper halves, suggesting a work in progress aimed at capturing the essence of maternal affection and communal bonds.
