Mrs Margaret Desenfans Nationality for Douglas Smart

for Douglas Smart

and depicts the moment when one of the Philistines tries to cut Samson's hair - the source of his strength - without waking him

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There are several preliminary drawings in the Louvre

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

Mrs Margaret Desenfans Nationality for Douglas SmartA 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,