R. N. HIND (ENGLISH FL. 1825 - 1847)PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH HER CATWatercolourSigned (lower right) and inscribed 'The close, Salisbury' (verso)17 x 13.5cm (6½ x 5¼ in.) (8)Provenance:Simon Carter, LondonThe setting for the charmingly naïve portrait is a garden close near Salisbury Cathedral, the spire of which can be seen in the background. The technique and style of painting of the portrait is typical of the folk art tradition of painting portraits in the early nineteenth century in England.Together with seven additional watercolours and drawings comprising: Dutch School, (c.1840), Study of a woman in a red scarf; French School, (c.1810), Portrait of a woman, Red and black chalk; Abraham Constantin (1785-1855), Study of two ladies, Red and black chalk; French School, (c. 1790), Study of a young man eating fruit, Watercolour with gouache; Henry Woods (1846-1921), Portrait of Mary Mulready, Watercolour; Sir Thomas Brock, R.A. (1847-1922), Portrait of a lady, Watercolour with pen and ink; English School (c.1840), Young man waving hello, Watercolour, Various sizes (8)材质_1: Watercolour