George Perfect Harding (Town Malling, Kent circa 1780-1853 London)
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George Perfect Harding (Town Malling, Kent circa 1780-1853 London)

Portrait of Henry, 5th Lord Windsor (1562-1605), three-quarter-length, in armour

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George Perfect Harding (Town Malling, Kent circa 1780-1853 London)
Portrait of Henry, 5th Lord Windsor (1562-1605), three-quarter-length, in armour
signed and dated 'GP Harding delt/ 1817' (lower left) and inscribed 'NON.INPORTO/ I588/ AET. SUAE. 26' (upper left) and 'HENRY, FIFTH LORD WINDSOR. ob 1605.' (in the trompe l'oeil frame) and further inscribed 'Drawn from the Original Picture in the Collection of the Earl of Plymouth.' (lower edge, in the margin)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold on paper, unframed
11 5/8 x 8¾ in. (29.7 x 22.3 cm.)
Provenance
James Pickering Ord: A Very Choice Collection of Watercolour Drawings by G.P. Harding, formerly the Property of a Well-known Collector; Christie's, London, 21 February 1845, lot 21 (£4/10/0 to Webb).
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This lot is offered without reserve.

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