Paulus Moreelse (Utrecht 1571-1638)
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Paulus Moreelse (Utrecht 1571-1638)

Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a white dress with lace collar and a gold and pearl necklace

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Paulus Moreelse (Utrecht 1571-1638)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a white dress with lace collar and a gold and pearl necklace
signed with monogram and dated '1627 PM' (upper right)
oil on panel, a fragment
9½ x 11¼ in. (24.1 x 28.5 cm.)
Provenance
The Duke of Buckingham, Stowe House, Buckinghamshire; sale on the premises, Christie's, 12 September 1848 [Twenty-first Day's Sale], lot 56, as 'Mireveldt. Heads of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia and Katharine Duchess of Buckingham' from the State Closet (63 gns. to Ryman).
with Dowdeswell, London, 1919.
Ernest C. Innes, The Boltons, London; (+) Christie's, London, 13 December 1935, lot 137 as 'P. Moreelse, Head of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia' (23 gns. to Mrs Colville).
Dr. W.H. de Monchy, Groeneveld, Hulshorst, by the 1960s, and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
C.H. de Jonge, Paulus Moreelse: Portret- en genreschilder te Utrecht, 1571-1638, Assen, 1938, p. 92, no. 88, pl. 80.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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