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After Van Dyke

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After Van Dyke
Captain Charles Cavendish, facing left in black doublet slashed to reveal white, lace collar and tassels, long curling hair
signed with monogram and inscribed on obverse 'Capn Chas Cavendish tempo Chs- 1st by Vandyke in the Colln of the D: of Devonshire copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 2¼ in. (57 mm.) high; and Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in white shirt, dark curly hair, moustache and beard
signed with monogram and inscribed on the obverse 'Devereux Earl of Essex temo Elixth in the Coon of Mr Walp pole copy'd by me', gilt frame
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high
See Front Cover for part lot Illustration (2)

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Lot Essay

Cavendish is the surname of the ducal house of Devonshire

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601) was an Elizabethan soldier and courtier. On the 19th of February he was found guilty of high treason and beheaded in the Tower on the 25th.

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