ENOCH SEEMAN (DANZIG c.1694-1744 LONDON)

ENOCH SEEMAN (DANZIG c.1694-1744 LONDON) Portrait of Ms. Gybbon-Monypenny, seated three-quarter length, holding a Lamb and flowers in a landscape, an allegory of innocence signed and dated Enoch Seeman 1738 (lower right) oil on canvas 126.6 x 101 cm Property of a private collection. Enoch Seeman was brought to London by his father in 1704 and established himself as a great portraitist from a young age. Seeman was heavily inspired by European artists such as Van Dyck and Holbein, whose influence can be admired throughout his portraits. Seeman established royal patronage throughout his career, painting sitters such as George II and Queen Caroline (whose portrait is now held by the Royal Collection Trust). The sitter in the present portrait is traditionally held to be Ms. Elizabeth Monypenny (1716-1761), the daughter of James Monypenny of Maytham and Mary Nee Gybbon. The presence of a lamb in this work could be traditionally interpreted as symbolic of a gentle nature and childhood innocence.Click here to share: