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![Hugh Douglas Hamilton - attributed , Boy and his Rabbit, Irish c. 1780](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/ws-artlogicwebsite0668/usr/library/images/main/artworks/9450/hamilton-boy-with-rabbit-hanging.jpg)
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Hugh Douglas Hamilton - attributed
30 x 30 inches framed
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Provenance
Ex. Coll: Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA.
The artist captures the similarities and the individuality of the sitters in this pair of portraits. These siblings are an attractive pair; both have fair complexions, dark brown hair and blue eyes. Their fingers are long and refined and their clothing is understated and elegant.
The boy is seated outdoors in a landscape of fields, trees and distant mountains. He holds his wild rabbit gently - gazing down at it intently. This is a son of the land, a compassionate caretaker of the properties he will inherit. It is noteworthy that the boy chose to be painted with a wild rabbit. Most portraits of boys from this period depict them with their favorite dogs or horses.
This painting (and its' pair) retains the original frame.
*The two paintings are sold as a pair for $25,000.