Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a blue dress and pearl earrings

Details

Sir Peter Lely (Westphalia 1618-1680 London)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a blue dress and pearl earrings
signed with monogram 'PL.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 in.)

Provenance

General Sir Henry de Bathe, 4th Bt. (d. 1907), Woodend, and by inheritance to his son;
Sir Hugo de Bathe, 5th Bt.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 June 1977, lot 43 (sold 810 gns.).

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Lot Essay

Sir Hugo de Bathe, 5th Bt., who is recorded as having owned this portrait, is perhaps best known for having married the late Victorian beauty and actress Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) who was previously the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.

This portrait is thought likely to date from the late 1750s.

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