Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
FOLLOWER OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER
Lot 13

FOLLOWER OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER

Portrait of Sir Roger Bertie (d. 1654), bust-length, in a white and red doublet, wearing the badge of a Knight of the Bath

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 2,772

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FOLLOWER OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER
Portrait of Sir Roger Bertie (d. 1654), bust-length, in a white and red doublet, wearing the badge of a Knight of the Bath
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (60.5 x 49 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Sr: Roger Bertie, second / sonn: to Robert: Earle of / Lindssey Lord Great / Chamberlin of :·- / -·: England :·-' (upper left)
in an eighteenth century Maratta frame

Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.

(Presumably) by descent in the sitter's family, to Lord Robert Bertie (1721-82), and by inheritance to his wife,
Lady Robert Bertie, née The Hon. Mary Blundell (1719-98), and by inheritance to her great-niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.

Specialist note

Sir Roger Bertie was the second son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Elizabeth Montagu. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles I in 1626.