The Changing Face Of Childhood:
British Children's Portraits And Their Influence In Europe
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The Changing Face of Childhood examined British
children's portraits, featuring paintings of children by
artists from as early as Anthony Van Dyck to Thomas Gainsborough,
Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Lawrence; works of art which inspired
their great European counterparts.
The British upper classes had a great enthusiasm for children's
portraiture and this exhibtion demonstrated the differences in
portrayal from innocent and loveable to naturalistic and
playful and their celebration as unique individuals, at a time
when attitudes towards childhood and it's representation were
changing.