ALEXANDER COOPER (1605-1660)

A Nobleman, full face in slashed black doublet to reveal white, large lawn collar, wearing a blue sash, beard and moustache

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ALEXANDER COOPER (1605-1660)
A Nobleman, full face in slashed black doublet to reveal white, large lawn collar, wearing a blue sash, beard and moustache
on vellum
oval, 15/16in. (24mm.) high, gilt-metal frame

Lot Essay

An inscription on the reverse of the miniature identifies the sitter as Prince Rupert but the sitter bears more resemblance to the Winter King. Other very similar miniatures by Alexander Cooper are in the Bode Museum, Berlin.

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