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Circle Of Nathaniel Dance-holland (1735 - 1811) - A Pair Of 18th Century English School Portraits Of Children
£8,000 $10,572 €9,086
Portraits of a young boy and girl c.1770 painted by an artist in the circle of Nathaniel Dance Holland (1735 - 1811)
The elegant young sitters are both dressed in white and each is depicted half-length within an oval cartouche. With their sparkling eyes, flushed cheeks and rosebud lips they gaze out sensitively to engage the viewer almost 250 years after they were painted.
When these portraits were painted, the perception of childhood (and the role of children’s clothing) was undergoing important changes. Throughout the early eighteenth century it was usual for children to wear very similar dress to their parents, and this could consist of stiff and restrictive boned garments of silk and satin.
From the 1760s onwards children’s dress began to be dominated by a concern for lighter fabrics – in weight and colour.
The young girl wears an embroidered white back-fastening gown. This garment is fashioned of fine white fabric (either lawn or muslin) and it is sheer enough that a... pink undergown shows through, giving a very subtle colouration to the overgarment.
Atop her head she wears a frilled bonnet and a green silk ribbon can just be glimpsed behind her head. A single curl rests upon her shoulder.
The dress of the other sitter is slightly less structured and the shape of its bodice is less defined. Combined with the absence of a cap, this would suggest that the sitter is a boy, presumably the girls brother. His simple gown has tucks in the sleeves which means that it could be let down if necessary as he grew.
Washable white clothing was not only practical but it also signalled a state of childhood innocence, that had recently been identified by the great Enlightenment thinkers of the eighteenth century as a desirable, and a state and stage of development that was distinctive.
Both portraits are in an excellent state of conservation and are ready to hand and enjoy in their original frames, which retain their original gilding.
I am most grateful to Jacqui Ansell Costume Historian and formerly Senior Lecturer, Christie’s Education for the detailed information and analysis that she has provided on fashion and costume.
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Oil on canvas: 24.5 x 20.5in. (62.5 x 52cm)
Framed: 28.5 x 24.2in. (73 x 62cm)
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1168968
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 73cm (28.7inches)Width is 62cm (24.4inches)Depth is 2cm (0.8inches)
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