Lot 157
157
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646-1723)

Portrait of Sir Robert Southwell (1635-1702), three quarter length, in a brown robe

Details
Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646-1723)
Portrait of Sir Robert Southwell (1635-1702), three quarter length, in a brown robe
inscribed 'M:r Southwell by Sir.P.Lely' (upper right)
oil on canvas
49¾ x 40 in. (126.4 x 101.6 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's New York, 11 November 1978, lot 45 (as Attributed to Sir Peter Lely).

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Lot Essay

Sir Robert Southwell, diplomat and government official was born at Kinsale, co. Cork. As well as being M.P. for Penrhyn and Lostwithiel, he was emissary to Portugal and ambassador to Brussels. The present lot appears to be an autograph version of the prime located at the Royal Society, London (see J.D. Stewart, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Oxford, 1983, p. 131, no. 704).

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