Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)

Portrait of a gentleman, possibly William Lenthall (1591-1662), bust-length, in a black doublet with a lace collar, in a feigned marbled oval

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Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly William Lenthall (1591-1662), bust-length, in a black doublet with a lace collar, in a feigned marbled oval
signed and dated 'C.J. fecit 1636' (reinforced, lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 1/8 in. (76.3 x 63.8 cm.)

Provenance

with Knoedler, London.
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.
Acquired from Leggatt Brothers, London, in 1931, by Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray.

Literature

C. Anson, A Catalogue of Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of The Viscount Cowdray, London, 1971, p. 3, no. 9, plate 17, as 'Cornelis Jonson' 'a Gentleman' (in the Vestibule).
A.J. Finberg, 'A Chronological List of Portraits by Cornelius Johnson', Walpole Society, X, 1922, p. 27, no. 73, pl. LII, as 'Unknown man'.

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Lot Essay

A version of this portrait type, formerly in the possession of Mr. Arthur Kay, was identified as of William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons (unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.). A three-quarter-length portrait of Lenthall in the robes of the Master of the Rolls, by an unknown artist after 1643, shows Lenthall with thicker, darker hair and a straighter nose (National Portrait Gallery, London). However, Samuel Cooper's miniature portrait of Lenthall of 1652 (National Portrait Gallery, London) suggests a similar profile to the present portrait.

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