Circle of Jacob Voet (1629-1700)

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Circle of Jacob Voet (1629-1700)

Portrait of a Gentleman, bust length, in a russet velvet cloak with jewelled clasp and white cravat

inscribed on an old label on the reverse 'From Coton/, Sir Peter Lely' and with the number 36/39012 on another label
in a painted oval
29¾ x 24½in. (75.5 x 62.5cm.)

Provenance

A. Warner; Christie's, 30 July 1964, lot 149 (as Lely) (20gns. to Hart)

Lot Essay

The label on the reverse presumably refers to Coton Hall near Guilsborough in Northamptonshire, a gabled house with mullioned windows built in 1662. Part of a frieze in the house is said to have come from Holdenby House.

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