Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 12th September 2017
Lot 391
Attributed to John Riley (1646-1691) Portraits of a lady and Gentleman of the Pennington Legh...
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
Attributed to John Riley (1646-1691)
Portraits of a lady and Gentleman of the Pennington Legh family of Norbury Booths Hall, Knutsford, likely to be Peter Legh and his wife Ruth. Peter Legh was the son of John Legh who died 1660
A pair, both oil on canvas
119 x 96cm; 47 x 38in and similar (2)
Provenance:
Norbury Booths Hall, Knutsford
By family descent to the present owner