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88 | Centuries Collection of British Fine Art

Sun, Dec 4, 2022 03:00PM EST
Lot 118

PORTRAIT OF A WET NURSE & BABY OIL PAINTING

Estimate: $7,000 - $10,500

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$0 $2
$10 $5
$20 $15
$50 $25
$100 $100
$1,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$25,000 $1,000
$75,000 $5,000

Year: 17th Century
Size: 35" x 30"
Medium: Oil
Description: Large 17th Century English School portrait of a wet nurse and baby breastfeeding, oil on canvas. Good quality circa 1680 half length portrait of a wet nurse seated at half length by a draped curtain breastfeeding baby. The infant would have been the son or daughter of a noble family who unusually commissioned the portrait whilst being fed. Has been cleaned and professionally relined and restored. Ready to hang and presented in a good gilt frame. Measurements: 35" x 30" framed approx

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