(Women) Artists
(Women) Artists
Mary Beale
Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket
Lot Closed
May 27, 01:36 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Mary Beale
Barrow, Suffolk 1633 - 1699 London
Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket
inscribed on the stretcher by a later hand: Andrea Stillingfleet, only daughter of Bishop Edward 1635-1699, prebendary of St. Pauls 1667, chaplain to Charles 2nd 1668, Bishop of Worcester 1689
oil on canvas
unframed: 45 x 36.5 cm.; 17 ¾ x 14 ⅜ in.
framed: 55.2 x 44.9 cm.; 21 ¾ x 17 ⅝ in.
By descent in the family of the sitter;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 November 1991, lot 153.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 November 1991, lot 153.
E. Walsh and R. Jeffree, 'The Excellent Mrs Mary Beale', exh. cat., London 1975, p. 71, no. 122 (under 'Check list of works by Mary Beale');
P. Hunting, My Dearest Heart. The artist Mary Beale (1633-1699), London 2019, p. 118.
P. Hunting, My Dearest Heart. The artist Mary Beale (1633-1699), London 2019, p. 118.