Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HAYLS (ACTIVE LONDON 1640-1679)
Lot 56

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HAYLS (ACTIVE LONDON 1640-1679)

Portrait of The Hon. Edward Russell (1625-1665), three-quarter-length, in a buff jacket with gold sleeves, breastplate and a red sash, with a helmet resting on a ledge and a castle in a landscape beyond

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 7,000–10,000

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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HAYLS (ACTIVE LONDON 1640-1679)
Portrait of The Hon. Edward Russell (1625-1665), three-quarter-length, in a buff jacket with gold sleeves, breastplate and a red sash, with a helmet resting on a ledge and a castle in a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
53 ½ x 53 3⁄8 in. (136 x 135.5 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'The Hono.ble Edward Russell / 4.th Son to Francis Earle / of Bedford' (lower left)

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 to the sitter's son,
Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1652-1727), and by descent to his great-niece,
Letitia Tipping (1699-1779), wife of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695-1770), and by descent to their son,
Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797), and by inheritance to his 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 thence by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), at Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.

Specialist note

Edward Russell was the fourth, and youngest, son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford and his wife, Catherine Brydges. Edward married Penelope Hill, daughter of Sir Moyses Hill of Hillsborough Castle and they had four children, including Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (see lot 55). The painting relates to a work sold from the collection of the Marquess of Downshire, on 19 March 2022, at Tennants Auctioneers, attributed to Remigius van Leemput. The present work appears to have been worked up from an oval into a square format soon after its inception, as the handling appears consistent across the painting.