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1965 - Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723, Plympton near Plymouth – 1792, London) Circle or follower
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723, Plympton near Plymouth – 1792, London) Circle or follower Bust portrait of a girl against a landscape background The girl depicted in half-profile, wearing a white dress and a red cloak, is likely Mary Douglas (1755–1793), a daughter of Robert Douglas, the English general and commander of the fortress of 's-Hertogenbosch in Brabant (the Netherlands). In 1781, she married Caspar Baron van Bruegel (1752–1833), the prominent Dutch financial theorist and architect of the tax reform in Brabant. A similar portrait by Joshua Reynolds, depicting her as a 12-year-old girl, is known to exist and is housed at the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels. Oil on canvas, mounted; 99 cm x 79 cm. Provenance: From the estate of the Czech diplomat Dr. Vladimír Slavík (1884–1952), who served as the Czechoslovak envoy to Belgium and Luxembourg in the 1930s and worked in the Foreign Ministry of the government-in-exile in London during World War II (1940–1944); Zezula Auction House, Brno, April 12, 2014; Lot 113. Circle or follower of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792). Oil on canvas, relined.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IIIAuction house
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