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Lot 332 PROPERTY FROM THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
English School, 18th Century
Portrait of a girl, full-length, with a goldfinch
Closed14 April 2016
Price Realised
USD 11,875
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Specialist note
This portrait exemplifies the English taste for depictions of elegantly dressed children in palatial settings, often posed with their favorite pets or toys. Here, a tame goldfinch perches on the raised index finger of a young girl with only a thin, twisting loop of string securing the bird's leg to her lowered hand.