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Traditionally identified as portraits of Sir Bulstrode Whitelock and his second wife, these are perhaps of other members of their family.
Portrait of a Gentleman traditionally identified as Sir Bulstrode Whitelock, three-quarter-length, in a yellow coat, against a rocky outcrop, with a landscape beyond; and Portrait of a Lady traditionally identified as his wife, Frances Whitelock, seated t
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Michael Dahl (c. 1659-1743)
Portrait of a Gentleman traditionally identified as Sir Bulstrode Whitelock, three-quarter-length, in a yellow coat, against a rocky outcrop, with a landscape beyond; and Portrait of a Lady traditionally identified as his wife, Frances Whitelock, seated three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress with a blue shawl, beside a column, a landscape beyond
with identifying inscriptions on the reverse of both pictures
oil on canvas
50 x 40¼ in. (127 x 102.2 cm.)
in contemporary carved and gilded Lely-panel frames
a pair (2)
Portrait of a Gentleman traditionally identified as Sir Bulstrode Whitelock, three-quarter-length, in a yellow coat, against a rocky outcrop, with a landscape beyond; and Portrait of a Lady traditionally identified as his wife, Frances Whitelock, seated three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress with a blue shawl, beside a column, a landscape beyond
with identifying inscriptions on the reverse of both pictures
oil on canvas
50 x 40¼ in. (127 x 102.2 cm.)
in contemporary carved and gilded Lely-panel frames
a pair (2)
Provenance
Caynham Court, Ludlow.
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.
A. C. Raphael[?], according to labels on the stretcher and frame.
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.
A. C. Raphael[?], according to labels on the stretcher and frame.
Sale room notice
It has been suggested that the Portrait of the Gentleman may be by Thomas Murray (1663-1735).