Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)
Lot 40

CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)

Portrait of Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset (1645-1679), three-quarter-length, in a white chemise and blue cloak

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 13,860

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CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)
Portrait of Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset (1645-1679), three-quarter-length, in a white chemise and blue cloak
oil on canvas, unlined
50 ¼ x 40 1⁄8 in. (127.6 x 102.2 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Lady Denham.' (lower left)
in a frame of foliate carved and pierced giltwood, applied to an ebonised subframe

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.

Edwin, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, by 1781-2, and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.

Specialist note

This painting relates to a portrait of Mary Bagot in the Royal Collection (RCIN 404958), one of the Windsor Beauties painted by Sir Peter Lely around 1662-5, probably for Anne Hyde, Duchess of York. The sitter is currently identified as Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset, but has also previously been called Margaret Brooke, Lady Denham. The latter was the daughter of Penelope Hill with her second husband, Sir William Brooke. Penelope later married Edward Russell (see lot 56).