The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III
CHARLES BOIT | PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BENTINCK, 1ST EARL OF PORTLAND (1649-1709), CIRCA 1705
Auction Closed
December 5, 07:06 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
Lot Details
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CHARLES BOIT
Stockholm 1663 - 1727 Paris
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BENTINCK, 1ST EARL OF PORTLAND (1649-1709), CIRCA 1705
Enamel on copper, gilt-metal frame, black shagreen case
37 by 30 mm.
Sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 25 May 1993, lot 50
The sitter descended from an ancient and noble Dutch family. He had known Prince William of Orange since his youth and was sent to England to secure the hand of Princess Mary in 1677. After James II was overthrown, Bentinck served William and Mary as a Privy councilor. He was granted great estates and the titles Baron Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland.