YOUNG GIRL (MISS MURRAY) VINTAGE FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT OF A THOMAS LAWRENCE 1825 PAINTING

MISS MURRAY BY THOMAS LAWRENCE 1970S LITHOGRAPH PRINT MOUNTED ON A TRUE WOODEN BASE WITH GOLD AND RED VELVET LINT ON THE SIDES.
 
THIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT DEPICTS LOUISA GEORGINA AUGUSTA ANNE MURRAY (18221891) AS A YOUNG GIRL AGED 3 TO 5. SHE JOYFULLY SKIPS TOWARDS US, PRESENTING A SKIRT FULL OF FRESHLY PICKED FLOWERS. HER WIDE EYES AND ROSY CHEEKS IMMEDIATELY INDICATE A SENSE OF INNOCENT CHILDHOOD JOY.
 
THIS PAINTING HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST REPRODUCED IMAGES OF A BRITISH CHILD, APPEARING ON NUMEROUS BISCUIT TINS AND CHOCOLATE BOXES
 
NOTE I HAVE 3 VINTAGE PORTRAIT PRINTS OF THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) AND ONE OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (1727-1788) ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. EACH PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED ON A LAMINATED TRUE WOODEN BACKBOARD SURROUNDED BY GOLD AND RED VELVET LINT.
 
SIZE FRAME 28CM WIDE 36CM HIGH
SIZE ARTWORK 24CM WIDE 32CM HIGH
 
MOUNTED ON A TRUE WOODEN FRAME WITH GOLD AND RED VELVET LINT ON THE SIDES. HANGING WIRE AT BACK.

CONDITION: PRINT AND FRAME IN GOOD CONDITION. SOME VELVET WRAPPING MISSING ON TOP BORDER.

THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830):
Thomas Lawrence (the painter of The Red Bouy, Miss Murray and Pinkie) was one of the most popular portrait artists of his day and a favorite of the royal courts. He worked constantly and consistently, but to the puzzlement of those around him, was always in debt. Throughout his career he continually relied on financial support from benefactors and loans from his friends and left little fortune when he died.
 
MISSS MURRAY:
Sir Thomas Lawrences famous portrait depicts Louisa Georgina Augusta Anne Murray (18221891) as a young girl aged 3 to 5. She joyfully skips towards us, presenting a skirt full of freshly picked flowers. Her wide eyes and rosy cheeks immediately indicate a sense of innocent childhood joy. This painting has become one of the most reproduced images of a British child, appearing on numerous biscuit tins and chocolate boxes. At the time it was painted, it was well known that Miss Murray was the goddaughter (a female child one sponsors at baptism and promises to bring up in the Christian faith) of the military commander and Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington a fact that likely increased the paintings popularity.
 
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