A Fishing Party Nicolas The identity of the girl

The identity of the girl has also been shrouded in uncertainty

The costume suggests a date in the late 1740s

married in 1592 Edward Alleyn as his first wife

which came into use in 1646

while the warmth and humanity in the girl's unsentimental gaze continues undiminished

A Fishing Party Nicolas The identity of the girl"A Fishing Party" is a conversation piece painted probably c. 1730 31. Murray recorded the remains of a signature, lower left centre, but these cannot now be found. Old photographs show the man on the left baiting the hook, but this was an alteration which has since been removed, presumably during cleaning in 1947 68. The line now ends at the float held by the mother.