A very fine early 20th Century oil copy of the original work by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (1769–1830). Lawrence’s portrait of Emily and Laura Anne Calmady embodies the admiration for the unrestrained exuberance of childhood that played a critical role in the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European culture. Lawrence once described the portrait, which was shown at the Royal Academy and engraved under the title Nature—as "my best picture . . . one of the few I should wish hereafter to be known by."
This copy has excellent form and attention to the colour palette used by Lawrence. The deep cerulean blue of the sky and intense orange of the sash of the child on the right, particularly mirror the colours of the original.
The painting is unsigned and presented in a very fine 20th Century gilt frame with gold slip with circular inner window.
On mill board.The painting has minor discolouration to some areas of the varnish. There is some wear to the paint, in particular in the areas of red in the palette. There is one line of craquelure to the left child's knee.
29 x 29cm (11.4" x 11.4")Framed Size: 43 x 43cm (16.9" x 16.9")
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| SKU | rn141 |
|---|---|
| Artist | After Sir Thomas Lawrence |
| Date | Late 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 29 x 29cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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