Portrait of a Mother and Child 1823 John Linnell British This delicately rendered study demonstrates Linnell’s mastery of intimate portraiture, a genre popularized in England a few decades earlier by artists such as Richard Cosway. Until 1846 Linnell exhibited mostly portraits at the Royal Academy—miniatures on ivory, drawings and watercolors, and oils. Here the vivacious effect is enhanced by tiny touches of color applied to the eyes and lips, with dress and the setting treated more broadly, perhaps because the sheet was intended as a study for a more developed Portrait of a Mother and

Portrait of a Mother and Child 1823 John Linnell British This delicately rendered study demonstrates Linnell’s mastery of intimate portraiture, a genre popularized in England a few decades earlier by artists such as Richard Cosway. Until 1846 Linnell exhibited mostly portraits at the Royal Academy—miniatures on ivory, drawings and watercolors, and oils. Here the vivacious effect is enhanced by tiny touches of color applied to the eyes and lips, with dress and the setting treated more broadly, perhaps because the sheet was intended as a study for a more developed Portrait of a Mother and Child 671454

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