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After Jean Petitot

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After Jean Petitot
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, facing left in black doublet with lace collar, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter, long dark hair, moustache and goatee beard
the obverse signed with mongram and inscribed 'William duke of Buckingham from Petit-tot in the Colln of Duke of Devonshire copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration

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Lot Essay

The obverse of the miniature is inscribed 'William duke of Buckingham' but it is probably a portrait of the English statesman, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628). He negotiated the marriage of Charles I with Henrietta Maria of France. He was assassinated by a discontented subaltern, John Felton.

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