This relatively
early painting was produced by the artist shortly after his move to Newlyn,
and shows the short-lived influence of the Newlyn school on Gotch at it’s
strongest. The young girl in the centre of the picture is Gotch’s daughter
Phyllis (born 1882), who was a model for a number of his pictures, including
‘The Child Enthroned,’ perhaps the painter’s masterpiece. This canvass
probably shows the direction the artist would have taken, but for his pivotal
visit to Italy in 1891.
