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The Ladies Waldegrave

June 5, 2019 Patricia Zohn
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Uncle Horace (Walpole) commissioned Joshua Reynolds to paint his nieces, the ladies Waldegrave, in 1780. Though they look to be purely Three Gracelike in their white dresses, making lace and spinning silk, the portrait was actually a come-hither to potential suitors for Charlotte, Elizabeth and Anna who were still single. It was the 18th century version of Tinder. 

In Fine Art Tags Horace Walpole, Joshua Reynolds, Painting, Art
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