A PAIR OF PORTRAIT PLATES

CIRCA 1740

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A PAIR OF PORTRAIT PLATES
CIRCA 1740
Each painted en grisaille with a portrait of the gentleman with his hound and shotgun, beneath him the inscription PETRUS DE WOLFF PETR FIL (sic), a series of blue enamel and gilt borders on the rim
9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain, illustrates the engraving by Petrus Schenk (1660-1718) that this decoration is based on (pl. 253). Howard & Ayers, op. cit., point out that the Schenk work follows closely the Wissing portrait of John Cecil, Lord Burghley, while also noting that the identity of de Wolff remains a mystery.

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