Mrs Margaret Desenfans Nationality both in the background architecture

both in the background architecture and in the foreground figures

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and in the centre the ruins of the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor

The inscribed date may refer to the date of his death and not neccessarily the picture

An early copy of Van Dyck's original in the Royal Collection

Mrs Margaret Desenfans Nationality both in the background architectureA copy by M. Ayoub of the original, which belonged to Agnew's in 1930. Reynolds painted the portrait in 1757 and it was one of a series of six catalogued by Mannings and Postle, 2000, pp. 343 4, of the daughters of Robert Morris of Tredegar, Glamorgan. These were the sisters of John Morris of Clasemont, Glamorgan (created a baronet 1806). Five of the pictures are by Reynolds, one perhaps by John Astley: unnamed sister (Princeton University Art Museum,