Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
She holds a bunch of flowers which signifies two things; firstly they are a symbol of fecundity and future fruitfulness at a time when the main purpose of an aristocratic woman was to produce a son and heir.
Secondly, they are a reminder of the transience of youth and of life itself, especially when at this time the mortality rate for women in childbirth was high.
CHARLES D'AGAR (1669 - 1723) came to England with his Huguenot father Jacques in 1681, settling here permanently after a stay in Copenhagen by 1691. He had a good practice, numbering such people as the Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Bolingbroke among his patrons.
SIZE: 36 x 31.25 inches including frame.
PROVENANCE: Mawley Hall, Shropshire, built in the early 18th century by Sir James Blount, 4th baronet. (see images)
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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Portrait of a Young Girl C.1710; Circle of Charles D'agar.
