Ralph Peacock (1868-1946)
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Ralph Peacock (1868-1946)

Portrait of Irene and Helen, full-length, in white dresses

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Ralph Peacock (1868-1946)
Portrait of Irene and Helen, full-length, in white dresses
signed 'Ralph Peacock' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 34 in. (127 x 86.4 cm.)
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Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

This charming work by Peacock, acclaimed for his portraits of children, was painted in 1912. It depicts Irene and Helen (aged 9 and 5 respectively), the daughters of Sir Henry Kimber Bart., by his first wife Sarah Florence Snewin, who passed away six months after Helen's birth. To keep the children entertained during sittings, a Punch and Judy Man was engaged to perform in the drawing room of their home, Hitcham Place, Taplow, Buckinghamshire where the portrait was painted. Their grandfather, Sir Henry Kimber Bart., M.P. was the first member for the new Constituency of Wandsworth, a seat he held for 28 years, becoming the 'Father of the House'.

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