Portrait of Paul Rycault (1629-1700) mb-height 2726 Boys bathing in a sluice

Boys bathing in a sluice on the Grand Union Canal

There is a curtain or drape behind this and a chair to the right of the sitter' as viewed

2nd April 1963

Bennett's face is turned towards the right as viewed

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Portrait of Paul Rycault (1629-1700) mb-height 2726 Boys bathing in a sluiceThree quarter length portrait of an elderly (aged 62 years) Rycault wearing a long brown wig. Dressed in a brown coat with a richly brocaded waistcoat and cuffs, with a lace trimmed white shirt and lace neck cloth. The sitter has brown gloves, one of which is held by the left hand: the right is bare and holding what may be a hat. By Rycault's left hand is a sword hilt. A background of architectural pillar and arches appears at the subject's right