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Sir John Lavery RA, RSA, RHA (Irish, 1856-1941) Little Nell signed, inscribed and dated To Pratt avec Beaucoup de love / John Lavery 85 (lower left) and titled (lower centre) oil on canvas 35.5 x 45.7cm; 14 x 18in Provenance: Given by the artist to the painter William Pratt (1855-1936); by direct family descent to the present owner. Exhibited: Edinburgh and London, Fine Art Society; Belfast, Ulster Museum; and Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, Sir John Lavery RA, 1856-1941, 1984-5, no. 14. Literature: Kenneth McConkey, Sir John Lavery (Canongate Press, Edinburgh, 1993), p.39. The present work can be compared to Lavery's Youth and age of the same year, in the collection of Stonyhurst College. Read more » Condition Report Overall in good condition. The unlined canvas has a loss to the right hand edge, and a scuff to the upper centre edge (possible original). There is some light craquelure in the dark area under the old man's chin, and possibly one small dot of retouching to Nell's hairline. Live Bid Login/Register to Bid