Anthonis van Dyck, follower of - Portrait of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison
Anthonis van Dyck, follower of
Portrait of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison
Oil on canvas (relined). 77 x 64 cm.
The painting is a repetition of the bust-length portrait of William Villiers (1614-1643), 2nd Viscount Grandison, in the Bodleian Library, London (inv. no. LP 102), which was executed by an unknown follower of Anthony van Dyck. Van Dyck had portrayed the half-brother of the 1st Duke of Buckingham life-size (Euston Hall, Suffolk).
A further version of the present picture, which identifies the sitter by inscription, is at Lydiard House, Swindon, Wiltshire (inv. no. Lyd1992/031).
Provenance
Dreweatts, Newbury, 2.3.2023, Lot 43. – Private Collection, Netherlands.
Anthonis van Dyck, follower of
Portrait of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison
Oil on canvas (relined). 77 x 64 cm.
The painting is a repetition of the bust-length portrait of William Villiers (1614-1643), 2nd Viscount Grandison, in the Bodleian Library, London (inv. no. LP 102), which was executed by an unknown follower of Anthony van Dyck. Van Dyck had portrayed the half-brother of the 1st Duke of Buckingham life-size (Euston Hall, Suffolk).
A further version of the present picture, which identifies the sitter by inscription, is at Lydiard House, Swindon, Wiltshire (inv. no. Lyd1992/031).
Provenance
Dreweatts, Newbury, 2.3.2023, Lot 43. – Private Collection, Netherlands.
