ATTRIBUTED TO MARY BEALE (ENGLISH, 1633-1699)

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ATTRIBUTED TO MARY BEALE (ENGLISH, 1633-1699)
A young lady, possibly Elizabeth Seymour, née Percy, Duchess of Somerset (1667-1722), in décolleté white-bordered blue dress, gem-set brooch tied at corsage, ermine-bordered red cloak pinned at left shoulder with gem-set brooch, upswept fair hair dressed in curls and adorned with pearls
on parchment
oval, 4 9/16 in. (116 mm.) high, gilt-wood frame

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Lot Essay

The present sitter bears a strong physical resemblance to Elizabeth Seymour, née Percy, Duchess of Somerset, daughter of Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland and wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. For a painting circa 1710 by Michael Dahl (1659-1743) and a chalk drawing after Sir Peter Lely circa 1679, see J. Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, London, 2009, pp. 258-260.

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