Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- Joshua Reynolds
- Date
- 1762
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Collection
- The Wallace Collection, London
- Print up to
- 30 × 40 cm
- Reference
- XDV-2944
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Nelly O'Brien looks straight at you without flirting and without apologizing. No saleswoman's smile, no lady's modesty: just a calm, almost bored face holding your gaze while she strokes her little Maltese dog as if it were the only thing in the scene she actually cares about. Reynolds painted her twice for her lover, yet there's no bedroom drama here, just a woman seated outdoors with her hands busy being tender. His biographer suspected something more than sittings passed between painter and model. Looking at that stillness, what do you read: professional composure, or something more personal?
