Lot Essay
Sir Roy Strong has suggested the present lot derived from a playing card.
Portrait of Henry IV (1367-1413), half-length, in a black coat with a red headdress, holding a red rose and staff
Details
English School, 17th Century
Portrait of Henry IV (1367-1413), half-length, in a black coat with a red headdress, holding a red rose and staff
with inscription 'HENRICUS IIII' (upper left) and further inscribed 'Henry the fourth King of England who layd the first stone of his house and left/this picture in it when he gave it to Lental who sold it Cornwall of Burford/whoe sold it to the ancestor of the Lord Coningesby in the Reign /of Henry the 6th' (lower centre)
oil on panel
23¼ x 17 7/8 in. (59 x 45.4 cm.)
Portrait of Henry IV (1367-1413), half-length, in a black coat with a red headdress, holding a red rose and staff
with inscription 'HENRICUS IIII' (upper left) and further inscribed 'Henry the fourth King of England who layd the first stone of his house and left/this picture in it when he gave it to Lental who sold it Cornwall of Burford/whoe sold it to the ancestor of the Lord Coningesby in the Reign /of Henry the 6th' (lower centre)
oil on panel
23¼ x 17 7/8 in. (59 x 45.4 cm.)
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