Studio of Sir Peter Lely (British, 1618-1680)
Studio of Sir Peter Lely, R.A.
(British, 1618-1680)
"Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour and Lace Cravat, Landscape in Background, Probably Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Bt. (1651-1684)"
oil on canvas
unsigned, a partial "Belfast Free Public Library" exhibition label and various auction inscriptions and stencil en verso.
Framed.
49" x 40-1/2", framed 54" x 44"
Provenance: Christie's, London, June 8, 1995, lot 83; William R. Eubanks Interior Design, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida; Private collection.
Exhibited: Belfast Free Public Library, Belfast, Ireland, ca. 1900 (now the Ulster Museum).
Notes: Another version of this portrait is conserved at Chirk Castle, a Grade I listed castle in County Wrexham Borough, Wales.
Condition Report: Overall very good professionally restored condition. Scattered areas of abrading, especially along upper edge where canvas meets frame; some surface scratches/whitish accretions at center, upper right and lower right, small other spots; some darkening of varnish layer. Overall craquelure. Evidence of past restoration: inpainting scattered throughout (face and hand virtually untouched), difficult for uv light to completely penetrate varnish layer. Painting has been relined. Frame with abrasions and losses throughout.
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Studio of Sir Peter Lely, R.A.
(British, 1618-1680)
"Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour and Lace Cravat, Landscape in Background, Probably Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Bt. (1651-1684)"
oil on canvas
unsigned, a partial "Belfast Free Public Library" exhibition label and various auction inscriptions and stencil en verso.
Framed.
49" x 40-1/2", framed 54" x 44"
Provenance: Christie's, London, June 8, 1995, lot 83; William R. Eubanks Interior Design, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida; Private collection.
Exhibited: Belfast Free Public Library, Belfast, Ireland, ca. 1900 (now the Ulster Museum).
Notes: Another version of this portrait is conserved at Chirk Castle, a Grade I listed castle in County Wrexham Borough, Wales.
Condition Report: Overall very good professionally restored condition. Scattered areas of abrading, especially along upper edge where canvas meets frame; some surface scratches/whitish accretions at center, upper right and lower right, small other spots; some darkening of varnish layer. Overall craquelure. Evidence of past restoration: inpainting scattered throughout (face and hand virtually untouched), difficult for uv light to completely penetrate varnish layer. Painting has been relined. Frame with abrasions and losses throughout.
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