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CORNELIS JANSSENS VAN CEULEN (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)

Portrait of Lady Jane Sanwell, bust-length

Details

CORNELIS JANSSENS VAN CEULEN (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)
Portrait of Lady Jane Sanwell, bust-length
signed with initials and dated 'C.J. fecit/1623' (lower right)
with a later overpainted inscription 'Jane. Dau. Sir Henry Skipwith married. Sir Wm Sanwell' (upper left)
oil on panel, in a painted oval niche
31 x 24¼ in. (78.8 x 61.6 cm.)

Provenance

B.R. Kittredge Jr. (according to a label on the reverse).

Lot Essay

The sitter was probably a daughter of Sir Henry Skipwith, 1st Bart. of Prestwould, Leicestershire by his wife, Amy, daughter of Sir Thomas Kempe. Sir Henry, a poet, sold the Prestwould estates in 1653 to Mr. Packe and was succeeded in the title by his son, Sir Henry, 2nd Bart.

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