Sir Peter Lely
Portrait of a lady, said to be Lady Diana Sidney (c. 1628–1670)
Lot Closed
December 8, 02:20 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Sir Peter Lely
Soest 1618 - 1680 London
Portrait of a lady, said to be Lady Diana Sidney (c. 1628–1670)
inscribed lower left: LADY DIANA / SIDNEY / DAUGHTER TO / ROBERT EARL / OF / LEICESTER
oil on canvas
unframed: 125.1 x 102 cm.; 49¼ x 40⅛ in.
framed: 156.5 x 126.5 cm.; 61⅝ x 49¾ in.
Presumably commissioned for Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire, the home of Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex (1632–1693), as part of a celebrated group of family portraits by Lely, all framed en suite;
Probably by descent to the Earl of Essex's daughter, Lady Anne Capel, who, in 1683, married Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (c. 1669–1738);
Thence by descent until at least 1904, when the painting was recorded hanging at Naworth Castle, Cumbria, in the collection of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843–1911);
Probably by descent to his son, Charles Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle (1867–1912), who inherited Naworth Castle in 1911, and thence by descent;
Sold Leyburn, Tennants, 17 November 2018, lot 66 (as circle of Peter Lely);
Private collection, England.
Probably by descent to the Earl of Essex's daughter, Lady Anne Capel, who, in 1683, married Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (c. 1669–1738);
Thence by descent until at least 1904, when the painting was recorded hanging at Naworth Castle, Cumbria, in the collection of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843–1911);
Probably by descent to his son, Charles Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle (1867–1912), who inherited Naworth Castle in 1911, and thence by descent;
Sold Leyburn, Tennants, 17 November 2018, lot 66 (as circle of Peter Lely);
Private collection, England.
List of the Pictures now at Naworth Castle extracted from the Printed Catalogue of Pictures at CASTLE HOWARD and NAWORTH compiled by LORD HAWKESBURY and annotated and corrected by THE NINTH Earl of CARLISLE, 1904, p. 59, no. 30 (described as ‘Three-quarter length. Seated, her hand resting on her lap. Dressed in an amber coloured gown with red cloak, open white sleeves. Landscape background.’).
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