Jeune femme (Young Woman)

Marie Laurencin

1925

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Wilson Gale, of Conishead Priory, succeeded to the estate of his cousin, Thomas Braddyll, and took the surname and arms of Braddyll, August 15, 1776; Groom of the Bedchamber to His Majesty; Colonel of the 3rd Royal Lancastershire or Princess's Own Regiment of Militia; died Nov. 19, 1818 (quoted from H. Ward and W. Roberts, Romney, 1904, p. 17, No. 1).
A bust view of a woman wearing a pink as headdress which falls down over her shoulder. The scarf is decorated with three white pearls at the top. Her gaze is cast slightly downward.
Two elaborately dressed children sit with a dog in a garden. The child on the left holds a small guitar, and he grabs the dog's paw to strum the instrument.
A portrait of a woman in three fourths view. She wears an elaborate, elegant dress. She stands slightly to the left with her head turned to the right. Her right hand rests on a table that holds a crown.