Lot Essay
This portrait would appear to date to the late 1640s or early 1650s on stylistic grounds. The composition owes a clear debt to van Dyck.
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Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress and mauve wrap, a sprig of blossom on a ledge before her
Details
Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress and mauve wrap, a sprig of blossom on a ledge before her
oil on canvas, shaped top, presumably reduced
40¾ x 34¼ in. (103.5 x 87 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress and mauve wrap, a sprig of blossom on a ledge before her
oil on canvas, shaped top, presumably reduced
40¾ x 34¼ in. (103.5 x 87 cm.)
Exhibited
Aberdeen, no. 70 (according to a label on the reverse).
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