Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Portrait of Mrs. Overbury, seated three-quarter length, wearing a gold dress with a brown cloak, a landscape with a parkland beyond
inscribed with the name of the sitter
oil on canvas
49 x 40in. (125.7 x 102.2cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. G.H. Barnett, Glympton Park, Woodstock; Christie's, London, Oct. 6, 1944, lot 26, as Lely, sold as a pair with another portrait (42gns. to West).
Anon. Sale, Christies, London, Nov. 22, 1968, lot 12, as Lely (120gns. to Caelt Gallery).