Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 4th March 2020

Lot 170

Attributed to John Michael Wright (1617-1694) Portrait of a lady

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £8500

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Description

Attributed to John Michael Wright (1617-1694)

Portrait of a lady, in a white dress and red shawl, seated next to a basket of fruit

Oil on canvas

125 x 103cm; 49½ x 40½in

Provenance:

Lord Rossmore, Camla Vale, Co. Monaghan;

His sale, Osborne King and Megan, 9-10 April 1962, as ‘Pupil of Van Dyke, Queen Catharine, wife of Charles II’;

The Property of a Noblewoman