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Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a double lace collar and a black head-dress; and Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a slashed black doublet with a ruff and a black hat, holding a pair of gloves
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Circle of Cornelius Ketel (1548-1616)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a double lace collar and a black head-dress; and Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a slashed black doublet with a ruff and a black hat, holding a pair of gloves
inscribed 'Al. De 30. ans 1575' and 'Willm. Lo. Gauge Al. de 40. ans 1575' , respectively (upper left and right)
oil on panel
31 x 24½in. (78.8 x 62.2cm.)
in carved and gilded frames
a pair (2)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a double lace collar and a black head-dress; and Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a slashed black doublet with a ruff and a black hat, holding a pair of gloves
inscribed 'Al. De 30. ans 1575' and 'Willm. Lo. Gauge Al. de 40. ans 1575' , respectively (upper left and right)
oil on panel
31 x 24½in. (78.8 x 62.2cm.)
in carved and gilded frames
a pair (2)
Sale room notice
Please note the sitters have been identified as William Lord Vaux of Harrowden (1535-1595) and his second wife Mary, daughter of John Tresham of Rushton, Northamptonshire (d. 1575).