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1756 (ca.), Thomas Gainsborough, The Painter's Daughters chasing a Butterfly -- National Gallery (London)

From the museum label: "This is the earliest of six known double portraits by Gainsborough of his two daughters. Mary, in yellow, is aged about six; Margaret is about four or five. The children's attempts to grasp the butterfly suggest the impermanence of childhood. The painting is unfinished."

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Uploaded on February 12, 2023
Taken on February 3, 2023