Live Auction 7448Old Master and British Pictures
After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
Lot 101 The Property of the 10th Duke of Leeds Will Trust (lots 101-104)

After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian

Portrait of King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), full-length, in armour damascened with gold

Closed7 December 2007

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GBP 26,900

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After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
Portrait of King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), full-length, in armour damascened with gold
oil on canvas
85 x 57½ in. (215.8 x 146.1 cm.)

The Dukes of Leeds, Hornby Castle, Herefordshire, and by descent.

Specialist note

This painting derives from Titian's celebrated portrait of King Philip II, now in the Prado, Madrid, of which Rubens made a faithful copy in 1628 (Chatsworth, Derbyshire, by 1722). The present portrait departs from Titian's original in certain areas; for example, the red velvet draped table holding the sitter's helmet, which originally extended behind the sitter, has been shortened, and the scene has been broadened to include an exterior view to the right of the sitter.