ENGLISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1825)PORTRAIT OF A TUTOR WITH HIS TWO CHARGES, ONE POINTING TO SOUTH AMERICA ON A GLOBEOil on canvas117 x 106.5cm (46 x 41¾ in.)Provenance:Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough.Anonymous sale. Christie's, London, 11 June 1999, lot 55.With Wilkins and Wilkins.Literature:C. Plante, Inside Out: Historic Watercolour Drawings, Oil Sketches and Paintings of Interiors and Exteriors 1770-1870, London, 2000, no. 36. This family group portrait is of particular interest to the furniture historian, as the painter has paid a significant amount of attention to details such as the globe, on which one can read the name Cary as globe-maker. The form of the globe-stand is one utilised by the great Lancaster based firm of Gillows and the visible furniture in the room - centre table, sabre leg chairs, chimney piece, and overmantel looking glass - are indeed all typical of their designs, as recorded in their extensive archives. The composition of this oil painting gives prominence to the young man seated in the centre, apparently a naval officer. A sea-shell from the southern hemisphere prominently displayed upon the chimney piece indicates a memento of a recent voyage, perhaps the profession of the black-clad brother inspecting either the destination or recent port of call of his adventurous brother. The more sombre black-clad figure at the table is most likely a tutor or a legal guardian, as indicated by the large open book. An earlier portrait upon the wall hints at family clerical connections.材质_1: Oil on canvas