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ÉCOLE ANGLAISE VERS 1580

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Lot 1 | ÉCOLE ANGLAISE VERS 1580
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€ 40 000 – 60 000
ÉCOLE ANGLAISE VERS 1580
Portrait de William Carey (1497-1528), à mi-corps
porte une date et une inscription 'AN°. DNI . 1526 . / ÆT. SVÆ . 30 .' (en haut, à gauche)
avec le blason du modèle (vers le haut, à droite)
huile sur panneau
46 x 34,5 cm (18 1/8 x 13 ½ in.)




Provenance

Probablement commandé par Henry Carey (1526-1596), 1st Lord Hunsdon, fils du modèle, vers 1580.
F. Struyck de Bruyère, Anvers (selon le RKD — Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis et le catalogue d'exposition de 1957, op. cit. infra).
Chez P. de Boer, Amsterdam, en 1957 (selon le RKD — Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis) ;
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par Hugh Paget, vers 1958 (selon le catalogue d'exposition de 1958, op. cit. infra) ;
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par Ivor & Joan Weiss, Kelvedon, en 1983.
Collection particulière.
Vente anonyme, Sotheby's, Londres, 21 novembre 1984, lot 16.
Chez Mark Weiss, Londres ;
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par l'actuel propriétaire le 17 novembre 1989.



Literature

H. Paget, 'Gerard and Lucas Hornebolt in England', The Burlington Magazine, novembre 1959, 680, pp. 396-402, reproduit en noir et blanc fig. 40 (comme attribué à Lucas Hornebolt, anciennement signé du monogramme 'H.B.').
E. Waterhouse, Painting in Britain 1530 to 1790, 1953, p. 337, note 9 (comme Luke Hornebaud).
J. Fletcher, 'A portrait of William Carey and Lord Hundson's Long Gallery', The Burlington Magazine, mai 1981, CXXIII, 938, p. 304, reproduit fig. 40 (comme artiste anonyme).
National Art-Collections Fund Review, 1985, reproduit en noir et blanc (selon le RKD — Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis).



Exhibited

Amsterdam, Kunsthandel P. de Boer, été 1957 (jusqu'au 31 août), s. n. (comme maître anglais [?] vers 1526).
La Haye, Gemeentemuseum, De Eeuw van Shakespeare, 22 janvier-1er avril 1958, n°13 (comme attribué à Lucas Horenbout).
Ipswich, Christchurch Mansion, 1969-1982 (selon J. Fletcher, 1981, op. cit. infra).



Further details

ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1580, PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM CARREY (1497-1528), HALF-LENGTH, OIL ON PANEL, BEARS A DATE AND AN INSCRIPTION (UPPER LEFT), WITH THE SITTER'S COAT OF ARMS (UPPER RIGHT)

William Carey (c. 1495-1528) was a courtier to Henry VIII (1491-1547) and a favourite with the irascible monarch. In 1520, Carey married Mary Boleyn (c. 1499-1543), sister of Anne Boleyn (c. 1507-1536), whose marriage to Henry VIII in 1533 led to the English Reformation, a political and religious change that divided the country and led to tragic conflicts. However, before falling under Anne's spell, Henry was first Mary's lover. This royal affair was never made public, and Mary did not enjoy the power of such a position, unlike her husband, who thanks to the relationship was granted lordships and estates.

The Carey couple had two children, Catherine (c. 1524-1568) and Henry (1526-1596), who was ennobled by his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), becoming 1st Lord Hunsdon in 1559. The paternity of the two children has been much questioned: some believe they were illegitimate children of the King. However, Henry VIII never recognised them, which was not the case for his illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy (1519-1536), Duke of Richmond.

A dendrochronological examination carried out in 1971 by John Fletcher shows that the present panel comes from a tree felled after 1570 (see J. Fletcher, op. cit. supra). He hypothesises that our portrait was commissioned by the sitter's son, Henry, around 1580, when he added a gallery to his London home, Brooke House, for which he would also have commissioned portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the two Boleyn sisters.

Our portrait, long attributed to Lucas Horenbout (1490-1544), is more likely the work of an anonymous painter based on a lost miniature executed in 1526 by the Flemish artist, who became William Carey's protégé when he arrived in England. Another portrait, formerly attributed to Hans Holbein (c. 1497-1543), in a private Irish collection appears to use the same original composition as a model. In the Irish version, Carey holds a book instead of the glove we see in our portrait. This difference supports the theory that the two paintings were executed from a miniature that would not have included the model's hands.
Applied technique:Oil on panel
Art style:Old Masters
Genre:Portrait
Place of origin:England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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