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Summary:
An elderly William Beardall seated on a rock, with a young boy sitting on his proper left knee. Both figures have their faces upturned, looking at a bird eating seed from the young boy's outstretched proper right hand. Beardall wears glasses and is dressed in a shirt with his sleeves rolled up past his elbows. The boy wears shorts and a short-sleeved shirt. The sculpture is mounted atop a square base.
