£250
After Sir Joshua Reynolds Theophila Gwatkin Oil on board, 30x22cm Theophila Gwatkin was the granddaughter of Reynolds’s sister, Mary, and the painting was a gift for the sitter’s father. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1789 with the title ‘Miss Gwatkin’ and Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815) engraved it the same year with the title ‘Simplicity,’ which gave the composition a sentimental appeal beyond the specificity of portraiture.
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