Lot Essay
Sir Roger Bertie was the second son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Elizabeth Montagu. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles I in 1626.
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Portrait of Sir Roger Bertie (d. 1654), bust-length, in a white and red doublet, wearing the badge of a Knight of the Bath
Details
FOLLOWER OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER
Portrait of Sir Roger Bertie (d. 1654), bust-length, in a white and red doublet, wearing the badge of a Knight of the Bath
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (60.5 x 49 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Sr: Roger Bertie, second / sonn: to Robert: Earle of / Lindssey Lord Great / Chamberlin of :·- / -·: England :·-' (upper left)
in an eighteenth century Maratta frame
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
Portrait of Sir Roger Bertie (d. 1654), bust-length, in a white and red doublet, wearing the badge of a Knight of the Bath
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (60.5 x 49 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Sr: Roger Bertie, second / sonn: to Robert: Earle of / Lindssey Lord Great / Chamberlin of :·- / -·: England :·-' (upper left)
in an eighteenth century Maratta frame
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
Provenance
(Presumably) by descent in the sitter's family, to Lord Robert Bertie (1721-82), and by inheritance to his wife,
Lady Robert Bertie, née The Hon. Mary Blundell (1719-98), and by inheritance to her great-niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.
Lady Robert Bertie, née The Hon. Mary Blundell (1719-98), and by inheritance to her great-niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.
Literature
An Inventory and Valuation of the pictures at the house in Hanover Square, taken 5th November 1801 by Mr Wm Comyns, Ombersley MS., no. 9, as 'C. Johnson'.
J. Grego, Inventory of Pictures: Portraits, Paintings, etc., Ombersley MS., 1905, where listed in the Library.
ONM / 1 / 2 / 7, journal entry for a visit to Ombersley Court, 25 August 1950, Oliver Millar Archive, Paul Mellon Centre, London, p. 21.
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, as 'English School', where listed in 'The Library'.
Ombersley Court Catalogue of Pictures, undated, Ombersley MS, p. 18, as 'French School', where listed in 'The Library'.
J. Grego, Inventory of Pictures: Portraits, Paintings, etc., Ombersley MS., 1905, where listed in the Library.
ONM / 1 / 2 / 7, journal entry for a visit to Ombersley Court, 25 August 1950, Oliver Millar Archive, Paul Mellon Centre, London, p. 21.
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, as 'English School', where listed in 'The Library'.
Ombersley Court Catalogue of Pictures, undated, Ombersley MS, p. 18, as 'French School', where listed in 'The Library'.