ATTRIBUTED TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) Portrait of Ch...

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ATTRIBUTED TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) Portrait of Charles II, three quarter length, wearing the Order of the Garter and standing before a column Oil on canvas, 126 x 100cm In a giltwood frame Provenance: Barons de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk (according to label verso) Literature: Almost certainly, Country Life, Shrubland Park, Suffolk - 1, The Home of the Hon. J.V.V Saumarez, 19 November 1953 (illustrated in the drawing room).

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***PLEASE NOTE*** Catalogue description should read: ATTRIBUTED TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER (BRITISH, 1630-1685) Literature: Po, Country Life, Shrubland Park, Suffolk - 1, The Home of the Hon. J.V.V Saumarez, 19 November 1953 (illustrated in the drawing room). The canvas has been relined On closer inspection there is scattered craquelure to the right and left shoulder areas. Has been cleaned in particular to the hair and background Examination under UV light is difficult to read due to the murky varnish - shows spots of retouching to the nose The smear around the left side for the face does not show This area perhaps resulting from a liquid such as white spirit Otherwise ready to hang