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Lot 95

Circle of Henry Pickering, British c.1720-c.1770-  Portrait of a child seated on a red cushion...

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Lot 95

Circle of Henry Pickering, 
British c.1720-c.1770- 
Portrait of a child seated on a red cushion...

Price Realised: £1,312

Estimate: £700 - £900

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Lot 95

Description

Circle of Henry Pickering, 
British c.1720-c.1770- 

Portrait of a child seated on a red cushion before a marble column, holding a sprig of blossom, and wearing a white lace and black cap, with a white feather; 

oil on canvas, 91 x 70.8 cm. 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
The present work recalls the charming portraits of children which Pickering produced over the course of his career. Indeed, this portrait most strikingly resembles that of 'Frances Maria Fountayne as a child' in the collection of the National Trust at Tatton Park in Cheshire [NT 1298255], with the young sitter's white dress standing out against a dark background which similarly features an elaborate stone urn. Pickering painted a number of endearing portraits of children including that of 'Margaret Smith of Cotescue' which was offered at Christie's, London, on 11 June 2004, lot 15, or that of 'Barbara Repington' which sold at Sotheby's, London, on 7 July 2011, lot 306. 

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