The Birthday Party, 1885, John Singer Sargent, American, (died England), 1856 - 1925, 24 x 29 x 3/4 in. (60.96 x 73.66 x 1.91 cm) (canvas)23 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (59.69 x 72.39 cm) (sight)32 x 37 x 2 3/4 in. (81.28 x 93.98 x 6.99 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, United States, 19th century, This vivaciously painted work is one of several interior scenes from the 1880s featuring portraits of Sargent¡¦s friends. Here the French artists Albert Besnard (1849¡V1934) and Charlotte Dubray Besnard (1855¡V1931) are shown celebrating the birthday of their eldest child, Robert (1881¡V1914).