Property from an Important Private Collection
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
The three eldest children of Charles I: Charles, Prince of Wales (1630–1685), Mary, Princess Royal (1631–1660), and James, Duke of York (1633–1701)
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December 5, 02:55 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Property from an Important Private Collection
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
The three eldest children of Charles I: Charles, Prince of Wales (1630–1685), Mary, Princess Royal (1631–1660), and James, Duke of York (1633–1701)
oil on canvas
unframed: 113.2 x 113.2 cm.; 44⅝ x 44⅝ in.
framed: 153.2 x 153.1 cm.; 60⅜ x 60¼ in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 6 April 1973, lot 68 (as follower of Sir Anthony Van Dyck), for 1,000 guineas, to Buxton;
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 21 May 1998, lot 66 (as studio of Sir Anthony van Dyck), for $37,375;
Where acquired by the present owner.
O. Millar, in S.J. Barnes, N. de Poorter, O. Millar and H. Vey, Van Dyck. A complete catalogue of the paintings, New Haven and London 2004, p. 479, under no. IV.61 (as a copy).
This painting is a slightly reduced replica of Van Dyck's celebrated canvas depicting the three eldest children of King Charles I (1600–1649) in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.1 The popularity of this composition is attested by numerous copies and studio replicas recorded in public and private collections.2
1 Inv. no. RCIN 404403; oil on canvas; 133.8 x 151.7 cm.; https://www.rct.uk/collection/404403/the-three-eldest-children-of-charles-i
2 Millar in Barnes et al. 2004, p. 478–79, no. IV.61.
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