Important 18th Century Pastel Portrait Painting Young Girl by John Russell RA 1789 Decorative Arts it is also boldly signed

it is also boldly signed "Bernard Buffet" lower right

the sides having handles in an archaistic style

there are no chips

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Important 18th Century Pastel Portrait Painting Young Girl by John Russell RA 1789 Decorative Arts it is also boldly signedSOLD An important authenticated & documented 18th century portrait by John Russell R A (1745 1809), England, signed & dated 1789. This rather charming & sensitive portrait of a young girl demonstrates the skill and dexterity of one of the most renowned portrait painters of the 18th century, he became painter to King George III in 1788. Please see the artist's biography with this listing. The portrait depicts a young girl wearing a white dress and a