Circle of Sir Anthony van Dyck

Charles Brinsley Marlay Esq., Belvedere House, Mulingar, Cavan, Westmeath, until 1921, by whom probably bequeathed to;
Colonel-Lieutenant Howard-Bury, by whom probably sold to;
Bastyn de Bruyn family, Brussels, until 1930;
Probably given to René Cahagne, between  1930 and 1938;
The Gurkin Collection, Belgium;
With Al Parfenov, 1945 to 1965, when acquired by;
Jean-François Orsini collection.

London, Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, The Old Masters , Burlington House, 1912, no. 145.

London Times, 24 June 1912;
S.J. Barnes, N. de Poorter, O. Millar and H. Vey, Van Dyck: A Complete Catalogue of Paintings, New Haven and London 2004, p. 308, under cat. no. III.76 (as a copy after van Dyck).

Oil on canvas, lined. The picture surface is flattened and there is a fine web of stable craquelure over the entire surface. There is lifting along the upper and lower edges of the work with associated losses along the lower edge. Under UV light, there are spots of inpainting visible in the sitters face and decolletage, as well as across the picture surface.
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This painting is a copy after Anthony van Dyck's Portrait of Beatrice de Cusance, Princess of Cantecroix and Duchess of Lorraine, now in the English Royal Collection (inv. no. 404404).