PAIR OF VICTORIAN DUMMY BOARDS, OR SILENT COMPANIONS
19TH CENTURY
Auction: Property from the Earls of Airlie | Wed 3rd Sept at 10am | Lots 1 to 44
Description
wooden panels painted in oil, in the 17th century style, the figure of the boy wearing a lace collar and breeches holding a cane, the figure of the girl in pearls and a pink dress holding a fan, with fixed easel supports
Dimensions
99cm high, 37cm wide
Provenance
Property from the Earls of Airlie
Footnote
The pose and style of both of these figures has been heavily inspired by ‘The Three Eldest Children of Charles I’, by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), dated Nov 1635-Mar 1636, oil on canvas, The Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, RCIN 404403