Sale 8544
London, South Kensington
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14 October 1999
Price realised
GBP 1,725
Estimate
After Sir Anthony van Dyck Portrait of the artist, bust-length oil on canvas 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 41.7cm.)
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Derives from the self portrait in the collection of The Earl of Jersey.
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