Lot 31 PROPERTY OF THE LATE EDWARD CROFT-MURRAY (1907-1980)
Antonio Verrio (Lecce c. 1639-1707 London)
Double portrait of the artist, half-length, with a palette and brushes and Brigadier-General Robert Killigrew (1660-1707), half-length, in armour
Closed24 April 2009
Price Realised
GBP 32,450
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The present portrait of Verrio would appear to date between the two other known (single) self-portraits: the first at Burghley House, Lincolnshire, where Verrio worked for John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, between circa 1688 and 1698; and the second purchased by the National Portrait Gallery in 1936, showing an elderly, wig-less Verrio, with paint brush in hand, shortly before he went completely blind in 1704.
The artist is shown with the third son of the playwright and theatre manager Thomas Killigrew (1612-1683) and his second wife Charlotte (1629-1715). Robert Killigrew was killed at the Battle of Almanza, Spain, on 14 April 1707, aged 47.
The artist is shown with the third son of the playwright and theatre manager Thomas Killigrew (1612-1683) and his second wife Charlotte (1629-1715). Robert Killigrew was killed at the Battle of Almanza, Spain, on 14 April 1707, aged 47.