Lot 169: Circle of Robert Byng (1666-1720)

Circle of Robert Byng (1666-1720)
Portrait of a lady with a child on her knee
pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with touches of white, on blue paper
9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.4 x 18.7 cm.)

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This drawing appears to be after an oil portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller [sold Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 March 1988, lot 33.]. Byng was a pupil of Kneller and the present work may be an example of him copying his master's original.