Lot 27

Attributed to Mary Beale (1632-1697)

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Moll Davies, half-length, in a gold and white dress, a wood beyond

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GBP 836

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Attributed to Mary Beale (1632-1697)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Moll Davies, half-length, in a gold and white dress, a wood beyond
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Moll Davies was a popular singer, dancer and comedienne. In the late 1660's she was a mistress of Charles II to whom she bore one child, Mary Tudor.