English school (early 18th century) Betrothal portrait of a young girl with posy of flowers and spaniel with country house in the distance, oil on canvas, 125 x 100cm Prov: Formerly from Dalham Hall, Suffolk Dalham Hall The provenance of this painting tells us that it was formerly housed at Dalham Hall, a Grade II listed country house in Suffolk. At the time this painting was made, Dalham Hall was the seat of the Affleck Baronetcy. Over the years, the Afflecks distinguished themselves in the Navy, in politics and the church. Assuming, as is most likely, that the painting was commissioned by one of the Baronets Affleck, then this work is probably a depiction of one of the Baronets' daughters. The sitter may well be one of the eighteen children of the 2nd Baronet, Gilbert Affleck MP (c.1684-1764) and Anna Dolben. In 1901, the 7th Baronet, Sir Robert Affleck (1852-1919) sold Dalham Hall, reputedly after being defrauded by his solicitor of as much as £10,000. The buyer was the South African diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, who died before taking possession