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    Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

    £3,700
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

    Mid-18th-Century English School

    Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

    £3,700
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    This exceedingly charming mid-18th-century English oil painting depicts a girl wearing a red gown with a train over a white petticoat. She’s holding a posy or nosegay.

    Evidently once commissioned for an English country house, the identity of this young lady remains a mystery. Her gown appears to be inspired by the popular ‘robe à la française’ but with modifications due to her age. These remained fashionable until around 1770 when replaced by the ‘robe à l'anglaise’. It's accessorized with decorative sleeve ruffles and a pleated train, while her hair is adorned with an intriguing fascinator created from colourful flora and feathers.

    Held in a later frame.

    Medium
    Oil on canvas

    Overall size
    32” x 39½” / 81cm x 100cm

    Year of creation
    c. 1740

    Provenance
    The Estate of David Pike, UK.

    Conservation
    Professionally conserved, including careful cleaning to reveal the painting’s true colouring and remove accumulated surface grime that can be harmful over time. A protective layer of conservation varnish has also been applied. The paint layer is stable.

    Condition
    Very presentable for its age. Canvas relined. Later stretcher. Craquelure, as one would expect. Frame showing some minor marks and wear consistent with age and use.

    Our reference
    BRV2118

    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
    Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

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