The Four Evangelists

Details

SCHOOL OF LIÈGE, THIRD QUARTER OF 17TH CENTURY
The Four Evangelists
oil on canvas
31 7⁄8 x 38 ¾ in. (81 x 98.4 cm.)
in an early Louis XV frame, c. 1730

Provenance

(Probably) Jones Raymond (1706-1769), Langley Park, Kent, and by inheritance to his sister,
Amy Raymond, wife of Peter Burrell (1692-1756), and by descent to their grandson,
Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr (1754-1820), Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, or Guidyr House, Whitehall, husband of Lady Priscilla, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1761‐1828), and by descent to,
Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willougby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster (1907-1983); Christie's, London, 20 October 1972, lot 66, as 'G. de Lairesse', where acquired by the father of the present owners.

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Lot Essay

The figure of Saint John the Evangelist, flanked by an eagle and holding a quill, is rendered with a greater degree of individuality than the other three evangelists. His outward gaze, reminiscent of a self-portrait, suggests an association between the painting’s unidentified artist and his namesake saint.

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