Attributed to Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch 1659-1722) Portrait of a young girl held to be Princess May, feeding cherries to a parrot Oil on canvas, signed, centre right on plinth 46.5 x 36.5 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/8 in) Cherries symbolise innocence and virtue, and here are fed to a colourful African Grey parrot which wealthy families often kept as exotic pets. Birds were seen as symbols of the soul and are a recurring theme of childhood innocence. Provenance: Private collection. By descent from Lord St Just of Wilbury Park, Wiltshire. Please Note: the cataloguing for this lot should read bears signature Condition report disclaimer
Attributed to Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch 1659-1722) Portrait of a young girl held to be Princess May, feeding cherries to a parrot Oil on canvas, signed, centre right on plinth 46.5 x 36.5 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/8 in) Cherries symbolise innocence and virtue, and here are fed to a colourful African Grey parrot which wealthy families often kept as exotic pets. Birds were seen as symbols of the soul and are a recurring theme of childhood innocence. Provenance: Private collection. By descent from Lord St Just of Wilbury Park, Wiltshire. Please Note: the cataloguing for this lot should read bears signature Condition report disclaimer
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