Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Antiques a bird which came to

a bird which came to symbolize filial piety by – so it was believed – voluntarily caring for its old parents by providing them with food and shelter

that is the reason they are often carefully and beautifully made

in its composition to that of Guercino’s (1591-1666) St Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ in 1656

On tugs and other harbor craft it is usually displayed on top of the wheelhouse

of the bedraggled accountant

Follower of James Sant; A Good c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Antiques a bird which came toThe head and shoulders portrait of a young and beautiful European lady, probably of Spanish origin, in profile, facing sinister, on a deep ruby red ground, painted in oils on canvas and remaining unframed, signed BM. The picture is in relatively good overall condition and does not suffer from any major losses showing an even amount of craquelure to its surface, though heavier in two or three areas namely to the cheek of the face, which we actually