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ENGLISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1720) A DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM AND NATHANIEL LLOYD WITH THEIR DOG, A FOUNTAIN IN A FORMAL GARDEN BEYOND Oil on canvas 114.3 x 172.7cm (45 x 67 in.) Provenance: Possibly brought to Flaxley Abbey following the marriage in May 1743 of Thomas Crawley-Boevey, (1709-69), to Susanna (née Lloyd, 1712-62), sister to William and Nathanial Lloyd, and by descent until sold Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire: Catalogue of the Valuable Contents, Bruton, Knowles & Co., 29 March - 5 April 1960, lot 1347 Literature: Arthur W. Crawley-Boevey, A Brief Account of the Antiquities, Family Pictures and Other Notable Articles at Flaxley Abbey, co. Gloucester, Bristol, 1912, pp. 18, 20, no. 1 J. Lees-Milne, 'Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire - I: The Home of Mr. and Mrs. F.B. Watkins', Country Life, 29 March 1973, p.845, fig.8, The Abbot's Room William (1685-1754) and Nathaniel (1690-1774) were the sons of John Lloyd (1645-1716) and Susanna Hollier Hollyar (1657-1726) of Minsterworth, Gloucestershire. Their sister, Susanna (1712-62), married Thomas Crawley-Boevey, in May 1743. In 1912, the painting, listed as by an unknown hand, was in the Drawing Room at Flaxley Abbey (A.W. Crawley-Boevey, A Brief Account of the Antiquities, Family Pictures and other Notable Articles at Flaxley Abbey, co. Gloucestershire (1912), pp. 18, 20, no. 1). It has since been pictured in 1954 and 1960 in the Abbots Room. Condition Report: The canvas has been relined, relined is clearly visible along upper edge. Some surface dirt and a reddish discolouration of the varnish. Some abrasions around the edges from contact with the frame. UV reveals scattered retouching and small repairs, including larger areas of retouching in the red of the left figure's garment and along the upper and lower edge. Condition Report Disclaimer