Circle of Sir Peter Lely
Portrait of a Lady, seated three-quarter length, in a gold brocade Dress with slashed sleeves and a beige Stole, holding a Rose and other Flowers and a sheet of Music, in a rocky wooded Landscape
oil on canvas
49¼ x 40in (125 x 101.7cm)
Lot Essay
The first line of the songsheet that the sitter is holding reads 'Pastoral Dialogue for Bass with Treble' : Shepherd thou cannot flee my victory, I have caught thee now upon my...'.