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Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons
Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons (1775) is an oil on canvas portrait by Joshua Reynolds. Work began on the picture in 1773, and, in Grand Manner fashion, Reynolds exploited two classical paintings: the attitude of the child on the left was modelled on Cupid in Velázquez's "Toilet of Venus" whilst the general composition was inspired by Anthony van Dyck's "Charity". The painting passed to Mister Cockburn's son George, and then to his daughter,
), "Lakeside Landscape" (YP)
- Gabriel Revel (1643–1712) (YP) : "Portrait of an Astronomer" (YP)
- Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490–1546) (YP) : "Two Tax Gatherers" (YP)
- Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) (YP) : "Anne, 2nd Countess of Albemarle" (YP), "Captain Robert Orme" (YP), Colonel Tarleton (YP), "Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons" (YP),