Live Auction 4607Christie's Interiors - Masters & Makers
Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London)
Lot 205

Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London)

Portrait of Thomas Betterton (c. 1635-1710), half-length, in a brown coat

Closed6 March 2012

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GBP 1,250

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Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London)
Portrait of Thomas Betterton (c. 1635-1710), half-length, in a brown coat
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 in. (76.5 x 63.5 cm.)

The Earl of Darnley, Pucket Hall, Cobham, Kent; Christie's, London, 1 May 1925, lot 15 as 'Michael Dahl' (12 Gns. to Rochelle Thomas).

Specialist note

Thomas Betterton was the most celebrated actor in England in the generation between Richard Burbage and David Garrick, and the pre-eminent theatre manager of his time.