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John Westbrooke ChandlerBritish Portrait of Two English Children Dog - Circle Sir William Beechey1805 Circa
1805 Circa
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This charming portrait is a statement piece for any space. The two elegantly handsome sitters are brother and sister and are accompanied by their loyal dog. With 18th and 19th century British portraiture, it's the sitters' attractiveness that makes a painting desirable and drives price. There are lively brush strokes with impasto in the trees The nameplate identifies the sitters as Robert & Marianne Lawrence-Townsend - The Family of Lawrence-Townsend were originally descendants of the Lawrence Family of Wiltshire who inherited the name Townsend along with an estate, Steanbridge House near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Robert would appear to be the son born in 1797, educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, former Captain in the British Army and who became a Magistrate for Gloucester. Condition is good with some old repairs. painting beckons with vibrancy. Presents very well and is best viewed with a top key light. Private collection and perhaps Phillips Auctioneers New York 1995 per letter. Framed Size 66 x 43.5 x 4
W.R. Peddigrew, Western Cardiff, South Wales
Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Eleanor Goddard Daniels, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, June 1981
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Originally this work was attributed to Sir William Beechey but recent scholarship in 2025 by Art Historian Adam Busiakiewicz has determined that it was painted by British Painter John Westbrooke Chandler 1763 - 1807.
"Most curiously of all, this painting is a surviving fragment from a much larger and ambitious group portrait that was sold at auction in 1923. The work was then sold again in 1924 having been cut down into this singular full-length format. One supposes the canny dealer who bought it in 1923 wanted to save the best part of this picture. The particularly intense and slightly haunting expressions found on the faces of these two children lends some sympathy for this approach. Where has the other half gone?"
- Creator:John Westbrooke Chandler (1763 - 1807, British)
- Creation Year:1805 Circa
- Dimensions:Height: 57 in (144.78 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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- Condition:Overall good condition commensurate with age. Colors are bright saturated, and in person the painting beckons with vibrancy. UV light we see inpainting on girls chest, lower right hand corner and some additional scattered inpainting, Patch on verso.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385315972582
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