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Lot 43

Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618-1680 London)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Francis Crane of Loughton, half-length, in black robes

Fermé28 October 2009

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GBP 13,750

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Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618-1680 London)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Francis Crane of Loughton, half-length, in black robes
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Mrs J. Henzell Ault; Christie's, London, 21 November 1980, lot 78.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 June 1983, lot 107, where acquired by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

The sitter was the eldest son of William Crane of Loughton, Buckinghamshire, and Frances Bond, the adopted co-heir of Sir Francis Crane (1579-1636), the founder and director of the Mortlake Tapestry Factory under the patronage of James I and Charles I and later a Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. See Laurence Martin, Apollo, Sir Francis Crane, February 1981, pp. 90-96.
This portrait, which would appear to date from the early 1650s is characteristic of Lely's early portraiture.