Live Auction 7561Simon Sainsbury The Creation of an English Arcadia
English School, circa 1605-1615
Lot 35

English School, circa 1605-1615

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a grey dress with a lace collar and headdress

Closed18 June 2008

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GBP 21,250

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English School, circa 1605-1615
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a grey dress with a lace collar and headdress
inscribed 'H' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25½ x 21½ in. (64.7 x 54.5 cm.)

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford and Balcarres (1900-1975), Haigh Hall, Wigan; Christie's London, 11 October 1946, lot 83, as by 'R. Hunter' (40 gns. to W. Sabin).
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 6 November 1970, lot 118, as Gheeraedts (sold for 160 gns.).
Acquired from Christopher Gibbs Ltd., November 1970.

Specialist note

The sitter's hairstyle and dress suggest a date of 1605-1615. The headdress and accessories correspond with those in a Marcus Gheeraerts Portrait of Anne of Denmark, of circa 1610 (Bedford Collection).
We are grateful to Susan North of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, for her comments on the sitter's costume.