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A young gentleman called James, 1st Earl of Callander (before 1611-1674), in gilt-studded armour and lawn collar, long brown hair; on blue ground
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A young gentleman called James, 1st Earl of Callander (before 1611-1674), in gilt-studded armour and lawn collar, long brown hair; on blue ground
bearing initials 'IH.' (mid-left)
on vellum
oval, 2 5/16 in. (58 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with white and black enamelled borders hung with three pendant pearls, the reverse hammered with strapwork
A young gentleman called James, 1st Earl of Callander (before 1611-1674), in gilt-studded armour and lawn collar, long brown hair; on blue ground
bearing initials 'IH.' (mid-left)
on vellum
oval, 2 5/16 in. (58 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with white and black enamelled borders hung with three pendant pearls, the reverse hammered with strapwork
Provenance
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) Collection, New York; Christie's, London, 24-27 June 1935, lot 141 (as the Earl of Callendar [sic] by John Hoskins, 85 gns. to Seal).
Harry Seal Collection, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby; (+) Christie's, London, 16 February 1949, lot 97 (as James, 1st Earl of Callender [sic] by John Hoskins, 110 gns. to Agnew).
Francis Denis Lycett Green (1893-1959).
Gifted to his niece, Ursula Vanda Maud (b. 1912), Countess of Glasgow. Thence by descent to the current owner.
Harry Seal Collection, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby; (+) Christie's, London, 16 February 1949, lot 97 (as James, 1st Earl of Callender [sic] by John Hoskins, 110 gns. to Agnew).
Francis Denis Lycett Green (1893-1959).
Gifted to his niece, Ursula Vanda Maud (b. 1912), Countess of Glasgow. Thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
G. C. Williamson, 'Mr J. Pierpont Morgan's Pictures. The Early Miniatures, II', The Connoisseur, January 1907, vol. XVII, illustrated p. 6, no. XXV (as the Earl of Callendar [sic] by John Hoskins).
G. C. Williamson, Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures. The Property of J. Pierpont Morgan, London, 1907, I, p. 80, no. 83, illustrated pl. XXXVIII (as the Earl of Callendar [sic] by John Hoskins the elder).
J. J. Foster, Samuel Cooper and the English Miniature Painters of the XVII Century, Supplement, London, 1914-1916, p. 124, no. 24 (as James 1st Earl of Callander by John Hoskins).
G. C. Williamson, Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures. The Property of J. Pierpont Morgan, London, 1907, I, p. 80, no. 83, illustrated pl. XXXVIII (as the Earl of Callendar [sic] by John Hoskins the elder).
J. J. Foster, Samuel Cooper and the English Miniature Painters of the XVII Century, Supplement, London, 1914-1916, p. 124, no. 24 (as James 1st Earl of Callander by John Hoskins).
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