Lot Essay
After an engraving by Petrus Schenk (1660-1718), possibly of the Wissing portrait of John Cecil, Lord Burghley. The identity of de Wolff remains a mystery.
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THE COLLECTION OF J. JEFFERSON AND ANNE WEILER MILLER
A GRISAILLE PORTRAIT PLATE
CIRCA 1740
Details
A GRISAILLE PORTRAIT PLATE
CIRCA 1740
Possibly Lord Cecil of Burghley, with his hound and shotgun, inscribed 'PETRUS DE WOLFF PETR FIL'
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1740
Possibly Lord Cecil of Burghley, with his hound and shotgun, inscribed 'PETRUS DE WOLFF PETR FIL'
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from P. Suval, Inc., Virginia, in 2002.