In an elegant Louis XVI-style interior, characterized by beautiful boiserie and various furnishings, including a prominent gilded mirror atop a comode, a sofa, and a chair, three children—likely siblings—are portrayed. One is older, a girl, and the youngest, a boy, is riding a large dog. The three are elegantly dressed in fashionable late 18th-century attire: the girl wears a white organza dress, the older boy dons yellow trousers and a green frock coat, and the youngest, atop the dog, is dressed in a red frock coat.

Although the identities of the subjects are unknown today, it can be inferred that the painting was commissioned to depict the offspring of an aristocratic family, presumably in Russia, where the painter spent much of his time.

Peter Eduard Stroehling was a portraitist and miniaturist.

Born in Düsseldorf, he began his studies in Russia, where he was patronized by Tsar Alexander I, and later continued his education in Italy. He traveled through France, Russia, and Austria before settling in London in the early 19th century, where he regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1803 to 1826. From 1810 to 1820, he served as the official painter to the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV, who commissioned several portraits from him as gifts for his friends.

Stroehling's works are held in various European museums and institutions, including the British Museum, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the Frankfurt Museum.