Lot 85
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After Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

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After Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
A self-portrait of Rembrandt, in brown coat and hat
signed with monogram and inscribed on reverse 'from Rembrandt in the Colln of Mr. Walpole copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 27/8 in. (73 mmn.) high; and a self-portrait of Sir Anthony Van Dyke, as a young man in black coat and open white shirt
signed with monogram and inscribed 'Vandyke by himself in the colln of Mr Walpole copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame
oval, 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-97) was an English man of letters. He inherited his brother's title in 1791. He was a gifted verse writer. He wrote Castle of Otranto in 1764 as well as Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors (1758), Anecdotes of Painting in England (1761-71) as well as other books. His literary reputation rests chiefly with his letters which dealt with politics, foreign affairs, literature, art and gossip. There are frequent allusions to the Countess of Lucan in Walpole's letters.

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