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Sir William BEECHEY, R. A. (1753-1839)

"PORTRAIT OF FRANCES MARIA McMUNN"

Aged 4, daughter of Dr. McMunn of Dublin, married Col. William Stephen Snow.

She is seen seated in the foreground of a beautiful English landscape, and clutches her bodice with her left hand. She wears a white dress with a blue sash at the waist, and bright red shoes. Her hair is golden and the whole brightness of the eyes and clear quality of the skin and flesh-tone are typical of English children.

Dimensions: 36 x 28 inches.

Purchased for the sitter's grand-daughter.

Exhibited: "British Portraits of the 18th Century", Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Dallas Museum of Fine arts, Texas, 1938 (No. 2 in the catalogue)

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