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A young lady called Nell Gwynne (1650-1687) in a landscape, facing left in low-cut red dress with lace-bordered white underdress, the sleeves slashed and fastened with pearl set jewels, light brown scarf caught at corsage, blue cloak falling over her left shoulder, her brown hair dressed in curls and falling over her left shoulder; tree and mountainous background beyond
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MARY BEALE (1632/33-1699)
A young lady called Nell Gwynne (1650-1687) in a landscape, facing left in low-cut red dress with lace-bordered white underdress, the sleeves slashed and fastened with pearl set jewels, light brown scarf caught at corsage, blue cloak falling over her left shoulder, her brown hair dressed in curls and falling over her left shoulder; tree and mountainous background beyond
on vellum laid down on card
rectangular, 4.13/16 x 41/8 in. (122 x 104 mm.), reeded wood frame
A young lady called Nell Gwynne (1650-1687) in a landscape, facing left in low-cut red dress with lace-bordered white underdress, the sleeves slashed and fastened with pearl set jewels, light brown scarf caught at corsage, blue cloak falling over her left shoulder, her brown hair dressed in curls and falling over her left shoulder; tree and mountainous background beyond
on vellum laid down on card
rectangular, 4.13/16 x 41/8 in. (122 x 104 mm.), reeded wood frame
Provenance
Sneyd Heirlooms, Keele Hall, Staffordshire; Christie's, London, 27 June 1924 (24gns. to Pawsey and Payne).
Sotheby's, London, 1 March 1965, lot 34 (£190 to Jenkins).
Sotheby's, London, 1 March 1965, lot 34 (£190 to Jenkins).
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