The contents of The Grange, Wendover - 2nd October 2024

Lot 89

CIRCLE OF CHARLES JERVAS (1675-1739)

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £23940

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Description

CIRCLE OF CHARLES JERVAS (1675-1739)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Lady Helen Livingston, Countess of Kilmarnock, three-quarter length, wearing a yellow dress, with a landscape beyond
Oil on canvas
127.4 x 101.6cm; 50ΒΌ x 40in

Provenance

The contents of The Grange, Wendover.

Christie's London, 27th April 1979, lot 54.

Catalogue Note

Lady Helen Livingston was the daughter of Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglas and wife of Sir James Livingston, a family much in favour with King James II and involved in the massacre of Glencoe.