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Herman van der Mijn circa 1684-1741
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Herman van der Mijn
- Portrait of Philip Broke (1702-1762)
- Inscribed u.r. with the identity of the sitter
Oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame
- 76 by 63.5 cm.; 30 by 25 in.
Half length, wearing dark red robes and wig
Literature
1914 Inventory, p.16
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the son of Robert Broke of Nacton (see lot 268), and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Hewett. In 1732 he married Anne, daughter of Martin Bowes, of Bury St-Edmunds. He was succeeded by his only son Philip Bowes Broke (1749-1801).