Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck

Possibly at Warwick Castle, Warwick;
In the collection of Keylinge Greenway, Halloughton Hall, Kingsbury from whom acquired in 1887 by J.H. Rice of Pinsent and Co., on behalf of Thomas Ryland;
Thomas Ryland (1818-1905), the Redlands, Sutton Coldfield and Moxhull Park, Wishaw;
By decent to his grandson Thomas Howard Ryland (1876-1948), Moxhull Hall, Wishaw and later Morton House, Leamington Spa, whose daughter Pamela Maslin (1914-1988) bought them from his estate in 1950;
Thence by descent to the present owners.

Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery, 29 September - 2 December 1929 (lent by T. H. Ryland);
Royal Leamington Spa Art Gallery, c. 1938, on loan.

Portrait of Henrietta Maria The picture is in generally good condition with no extant damage or loss of paint. The catalogue illustration is fairly representative and there is a dirty and discoloured vanish overall. The canvas has a firm lining and the paint is pressed and slightly abraded as a result. This is particularly evident in the curtain to the left of the sitter's head where the picture has probably been slightly over cleaned in the past. Examination under ultraviolet light shows no signs of recent restoration or retouching. Held in a matching modern carved dark wood frame with a gilded inner slip. To speak to a specialist about this lot please contact Julian Gascoigne on +44 (0)207 293 5482, or at julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com
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After the portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, painted in 1632, which hung in the King's Bedchamber at Whitehall (Royal Collection).