Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Circle of George Gower
Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing an embroidered lace chemise with a dark overdress, a jewelled cap and fine golden pearl chain and pendant containing a cameo
Lot Closed
April 6, 01:36 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Circle of George Gower
Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing an embroidered lace chemise with a dark overdress, a jewelled cap and fine golden pearl chain and pendant containing a cameo
dated and inscribed with the sitter's age, upper left and upper right: ANo DNI 1573 · / ÆTATIS SVÆ 24.
oil on panel
unframed: 52.5 x 42 cm.; 20¾ x 16½ in.
framed: 66 x 55.9 cm.; 26 x 22 in.
In the family collection of the Marquess of Downshire for three generations.
A reduced and dated variant of this portrait, featuring the same sitter wearing near-identical clothing and the same Roman Emperor cameo pendant, was recorded in a private collection in London in 2012.