Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)
THOS. AGNEW & SONS, fine art publishers to His Majesty, LONDON, 43 OLD BOND STREET, PICCADILLY, W.
Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton  (British, 1698-1778)

Portrait of "Miss Shepherd" Attributed to George Knapton (British, 1698-1778)

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MISS SHEPHERD, oil on canvas portrait of a handsome young woman dressed as a shepherdess in nature, complete with crook and wearing flowers in her hair, attributed to artist George Knapton (British, 1698-1778)

PROVENANCE:

Thos. Agnew & Sons, London (label verso);

a London fine art dealership, founded 1817-2013  

M. Knoedler & Co., NY, 1916 (stock #13953);

a New York art dealership, founded 1846-2011 

Mrs. Monroe D. Robinson, NY, acquired from the above, 1917. 

Mr. Monroe Douglas Robinson was President Theodore Roosevelt's nephew, son of Teddy's sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

CONDITION:

lined canvas, faint frame abrasion at bottom left, yellowing to varnish layer under UV: heavily applied varnish layer fluoresces green unevenly brushy spots of retouching to background, finely applied dash of retouching to figure's left cheek.

MEASUREMENTS:

44.75" H x 36.5" W x 3" D frame  

35" H x 27" W image