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Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt. and Studio 1646-1723
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt. and Studio
- Portrait of Frances Jennings, Duchess of Tyrconnel
- oil on canvas
Three-quarter length, seated in a landscape, wearing a red dress and a blue cloak
Provenance
Probably from the Gormanston collection until bought in 1950 by Milo, 7th Lord Talbot de Malahide (1912-1973);
Sold at the Malahide Castle Sale, Christie's, 10th May 1976, lot 513;
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, 13th March 1985, lot 32
Sold at the Malahide Castle Sale, Christie's, 10th May 1976, lot 513;
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, 13th March 1985, lot 32
Literature
Sir Oliver Millar, Catalogue of pictures at Malahide Castle, MS, 1953, no. 37;
J. Douglas Stewart, Sir Godfrey Kneller and the English Baroque Portrait, 1983, p.135. no.773
J. Douglas Stewart, Sir Godfrey Kneller and the English Baroque Portrait, 1983, p.135. no.773
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the daughter of Richard Jennings of Sandridge, Hertfordshire, and his wife, Frances Thornhurst. She was a Maid of Honour to Anne Hyde, Duchess of York. She married firstly, Sir George Hamilton, and secondly Richard Talbot, Duke of Tyrconnel. She became Lady of the Bedchamber to Mary of Modena, and lived with the exiled court in France from 1690. She travelled to Ireland circa 1709 where she lived for the rest of her life.
The present work appears to be a version of a signed work by Kneller, last recorded in a New York private collection.