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CIRCLE OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (BRITISH 1723-1792), BABES IN THE WOOD

CIRCLE OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (BRITISH 1723 - 1792) BABES IN THE WOOD Oil on canvas 64 x 76cm (25 x 29¾in.) Provenance: The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection, Long Island - North Shore, New York, USA, for many years until purchased by the present owner Private Collection, UK Literature: Mannings, David, Sir Joshua Reynolds - A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, 2000: Footnote to No: 2044 - Children in the Wood: 'Baldry lists a version of Children in the Wood' Baldy, A.L, Sir Joshua Reynolds - Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1903: Babes in the Wood - 'A little girl and boy seated against a tree, boy sleeping; in the far distance are the figures of the robbers' The story of the Babes or Children in the Wood has been in existence for several centuries and there are many different versions. The outline of the tale is of two young children, a brother and sister, whose parents have died and are left in the care of their wicked uncle who devises a plan to steal their inheritance. He hires two criminals to take the children deep into the woods and abandon them. However, the wild animals and birds take pity on the infants and feed them with wild strawberries and other fruit to enable them to survive until their rescue. In his 1903 catalogue, A. L. Baldrey describes a version with only one child sleeping which consistent with the present picture. The 'untraced' version mentioned by Mannings (No. 2044) describes and shows both children sleeping. Condition Report: Condition Report Disclaimer, CIRCLE OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (BRITISH 1723 - 1792), BABES IN THE WOOD, Oil on canvas, 64 x 76cm (25 x 29¾in.), Provenance:, The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection, Long Island - North Shore, New York, USA, for many years until purchased by the present owner, Private Collection, UK, Literature:, Mannings, David, Sir Joshua Reynolds - A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, , 2000: Footnote to No: 2044 - Children in the Wood: 'Baldry lists a version of Children in the Wood', Baldy, A.L, Sir Joshua Reynolds - Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, , 1903: Babes in the Wood - 'A little girl and boy seated against a tree, boy sleeping; in the far distance are the figures of the robbers', The story of the Babes or Children in the Wood has been in existence for several centuries and there are many different versions. The outline of the tale is of two young children, a brother and sister, whose parents have died and are left in the care of their wicked uncle who devises a plan to steal their inheritance. He hires two criminals to take the children deep into the woods and abandon them. However, the wild animals and birds take pity on the infants and feed them with wild strawberries and other fruit to enable them to survive until their rescue. In his 1903 catalogue, A. L. Baldrey describes a version with only one child sleeping which consistent with the present picture. The 'untraced' version mentioned by Mannings (No. 2044) describes and shows both children sleeping. Condition Report:, Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimación:€3,463.38

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