Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 4th March 2020
Lot 171
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a lady
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £4200
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Description
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) in a yellow dress and blue shawl
Inscribed QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA/WIFE OF CHARLES THE 1ST
Oil on canvas
107 x 92cm; 42¼ x 36¼in
Provenance:
Lord Rossmore, Camla Vale, Co. Monaghan;
His sale, Osborne King and Megan, 9-10 April 1962, as Attributed to Sir Peter Lely’;
The Property of a Noblewoman
We are grateful to Dr. Malcom Rogers for suggesting a possible attribution to Pieter Borselaer (Dutch 1632-1692) on the basis of photographs. Dr. Rogers dates the painting to c.1670, but does not believe the sitter to be Henrietta Maria.