The Mater Dolorosa

Details

Circle of Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779)
The Mater Dolorosa
oil on gold ground panel
14¼ x 10¼in. (36 x 26cm.)

Provenance

William A'Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779-1860), Heytesbury, Wiltshire.
His son, William Henry Ashe, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (1809-1891).
Anon. Sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 21 Dec. 1939, lot 12, as Juan de Juanes (1,100 florins).
P. van Leeuwen, Boom, Holland.
Jac. Hecht, Germany.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Works by the Old Masters, Jan.-March 1887,
no. 178, as 'Juan Juannes'.
Holland, Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit.

Lot Essay

When serving as British Ambassador extraordinary at Madrid in 1822-3, the first Lord Heytesbury formed a notable collection of Spanish pictures, including Murillo's Two Women at a Window in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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