Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 1st March 2022
Lot 42
λBernard Lens III (1682-1740)
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
λBernard Lens III (1682-1740)
Portrait miniature of Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761), Bishop of Bangor
Signed with initials BL (in ligature) and dated 1720 (centre right)
Oval, in a stained wood frame
75 x 60mm
Provenance:
Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Benjamin Hoadly was an English clergyman, who was successively Bishop of Bangor, of Hereford, of Salisbury, and finally of Winchester.