Circle of John Downman

Circle of John Downman
Portrait of three children, possibly Sophy, Charles and Frances Burney, with a rocking horse in a landscape
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour heightened with white
34.8 x 47.3cm; 13¾ x 18¾in

Provenance:
Colonel Barrett;
Christie's, London, 17 March 1961, lot 28 (as Downman);
The Collection of the late Robin de Beaumont (1926-2023)

Although the present work was previously sold as John Downman (1749-1824), an alternative attribution to Edward Francis Burney (1760–1848) has been suggested.