Unknown Woman and Two Children
Oil Painting
1700-1750 (painted)
1700-1750 (painted)
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The painting shows a woman and two young children seated in a panelled room with red drapes and a turkey carpet. The woman wears a pink wrapping gown with white sleeve frills, lining and modesty piece at the neck. The gown does not appear to be fastened and is probably being worn as a nursing garment.
On the woman's lap is an undressed baby partly covered by white fabric and wearing a white cap with a red ribbon. By the woman's left side is a straw-work layette basket on a table. She holds out a teething coral to a young child who is seated in an enclosed wooden chair on wheels. The child is wearing a white gown trimmed with lace.
On the woman's lap is an undressed baby partly covered by white fabric and wearing a white cap with a red ribbon. By the woman's left side is a straw-work layette basket on a table. She holds out a teething coral to a young child who is seated in an enclosed wooden chair on wheels. The child is wearing a white gown trimmed with lace.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Unknown Woman and Two Children |
Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
Brief description | Painting of a woman and two children, oil colour on canvas, Circle of Gawen Hamilton (attrib); UK, 1700-50 |
Physical description | The painting shows a woman and two young children seated in a panelled room with red drapes and a turkey carpet. The woman wears a pink wrapping gown with white sleeve frills, lining and modesty piece at the neck: the gown does not appear to be fastened and is probably being worn as a nursing garment. On the woman's lap, held within her left arm, is an undressed baby partly covered by white fabric (probably discarded clothing), and wearing a white cap with a red ribbon. By the woman's left side is a straw-work layette basket on a table. With her right hand she holds out a teething coral on a black ribbon to a young child on her right, who is seated in an enclosed wooden chair on wheels, and is wearing a white gown trimmed with lace and a white cap trimmed with black ribbon. The frame is made of gessoed and gilded wood with a black-painted surround, probably 20th century. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Sir Peter Lely [sic] (On top stretcher) |
Object history | Bought at auction: Sale of Paintings at Phillips, Blenheim Street, London, 06/06/1989 Lot 22 |
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Summary | The painting shows a woman and two young children seated in a panelled room with red drapes and a turkey carpet. The woman wears a pink wrapping gown with white sleeve frills, lining and modesty piece at the neck. The gown does not appear to be fastened and is probably being worn as a nursing garment. On the woman's lap is an undressed baby partly covered by white fabric and wearing a white cap with a red ribbon. By the woman's left side is a straw-work layette basket on a table. She holds out a teething coral to a young child who is seated in an enclosed wooden chair on wheels. The child is wearing a white gown trimmed with lace. |
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Accession number | MISC.102-1989 |
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Record created | October 17, 2005 |
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