An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection

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Lot 10
  • 10

Bernard Lens

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Bernard Lens
  • Portrait of King Charles I of England and Scotland (1600-1649)

  • signed with monogram  l.r: BL

  • watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, held in an associated elaborate frame, the hinged reverse with red wax seals illustrating the crest and coat of arms of the Lloyd of Aston and Foxhall family  

  • 7 by 5 cm.; 2 ¾ by 2 in.
wearing armour and the Order of the Garter

Provenance

The Rev. William Lloyd of Aston and Foxhall (1732-1774) and his wife Elizabeth Lloyd (d. 1774);
By descent to their son the Rev. John Robert Lloyd of Aston and Foxhall (1758-1801);
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 3 July 2001, lot 28

Catalogue Note

This striking portrait is based upon Sir Anthony van Dyck's portraits of the King from circa 1637-8 (Hermitage, St Petersburg and Private Collection, UK). The present lot includes the original will of Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd (d. 1774), who wrote fondly of this miniature and bequeathed it to her son.