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\nBelvedere, Vienna, 6682<\/p>\n
Marie Krafft\u2019s painting is a copy of a late work of Thomas Lawrence, The Calmady Children.<\/em> It looks almost like a snapshot, but this supreme rendering of the endearing charm of children lay in the thorough planning of the artist, who spent much time playing with sisters Anne and Emily and reading to them. Marie Krafft Two little Girls (copy after Thomas Lawrence [1769 Bristol \u2013 1830 London]) 1830 Belvedere, Vienna, 6682 Marie Krafft\u2019s painting is a copy of a late work of Thomas Lawrence, The Calmady Children. It looks almost like a snapshot, but this supreme rendering of the endearing charm of children lay in the thorough planning […]<\/p>\n
\nThe choice of the tondo format necessitates a condensed rendering, at the same time emphasising the sisters\u2019 intimacy. Following the work\u2019s exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1824 and in Paris in 1825, graphic reproductions of the painting spread like wildfire. The picture\u2019s popularity culminated in its reproduction on biscuit tins and chocolate boxes. Krafft\u2019s execution of the \u201cadorable best seller\u201d differs mainly in colouration and format. Her version reduces the original format by more than half, and is designated as a painting after Lawrence.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"