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Lady Cockburn and her Three Eldest Sons

Lady Cockburn and her Three Eldest Sons






Date : 1773

Sizes : 1.13 m x 1.42 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Bequeathed by Alfred Beit (1906)
National Gallery
Great Britain 1750-1850
Main Building
First Floor - Section 34
Item 5 on 14
English Painting
Painting

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England

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Lady Cockburn, aged 24, wife of Sir James Cockburn, is posed with James, aged 4, on the left, George, aged 3, on the right, and William, on her knee. Reynolds's composition was inspired by depictions of Charity, traditionally represented as a mother with children. The large macaw is the artist's pet bird, added to balance the picture.
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