THOMAS FLATMAN (BRITISH, 1635-1688) AFTER JACOB HUYSMANS
Portrait miniature of Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of King Charles II, dressed as a shepherdess
signed with initials (centre left)
on vellum
rectangular, 107mm high
in a black wood frame
| Estimate: |
£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£950 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Tomkinson and Propert Collections, no. 75;
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913);
Christie’s, 24 June 1935, lot
96 (35 gns to John Tapp);
Sotheby’s, London, 9 November 1944, lot 102;
Mikel Papier Collection, thence by descent.
Footnote
The original large-scale portrait by Jacob Huysmans is in the Royal Collection, inv. no. 405665.
Condition report
Small diagonal line visible lower right to background, possible old repair.
Horizontal creases/marks centre and centre left and far centre right.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
Under uv light fluoroses on her strap and a little where her dress meets her skin.
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