Portrait of Two Children, 1837, Watercolor and gouache with touches of gum and gold, on yellow paper, sheet: 22 7/8 x 16 5/8 in. (58.1 x 42.2 cm), Drawings, George Richmond (British, Brompton 1809–1896 London), Richmond's career as a portraitist was launched in 1832 when he portrayed the famous abolitionist-politician William Wilberforce in watercolor, and the image engraved. A miniaturist's training underpins the confidently executed faces of these siblings, made five later, by which time the artist was earning a thousand pounds a year
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Portrait, Two Children, 1837, Watercolor, gouache, touches, gum, gold, yellow paper, sheet, 22 7/8 x 16 5/8, 58.1 42.2 cm, Drawings, George Richmond, British, Brompton, 1809–1896, London, Richmond, career, portraitist, launched, 1832, portrayed, famous abolitionist-politician William, Wilberforce, watercolor, image engraved, miniaturist, training underpins, confidently executed, faces, siblings, five later, time, artist, earning, thousand pounds, year
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