Circle of John Wootton (1686-1765)

Equestrian Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in uniform, with the Sash and Badge of the Garter, a troop of cavalry beyond

Details

Circle of John Wootton (1686-1765)
Equestrian Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in uniform, with the Sash and Badge of the Garter, a troop of cavalry beyond
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
in a carved and gilded Kentian frame

Provenance

Lord Ailwyn.
Mrs. Philip Hill; Christie's, 1 June 1945, lot 63 (200 gns. to Lord Camrose).

Literature

Prince Frederick Duleep Singh, Portraits in Norfolk Houses, E. Farrer, Norwich, 1928, I, p. 282, no. 25, as of King George II.

Lot Essay

The composition of this work is similar to elements of the picture The Duke of Marlborough directing his Troops before the Battle of Oudenarde, sold at Christie's, 17 November 1967, lot 97, in which the Duke, mounted on a grey charger, is seen directing his troops across the Scheldt, with the town visible on the far bank.

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