ID 1248279
Lot 134 | ANGLO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, 1610
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
Portrait of a gentleman, probably James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1589-1625), full-length, in a russet doublet and trunk hose, holding a pair of gloves and leaning on a table
oil on canvas
83 ¾ x 51 ½ in. (212.7 x 130.2 cm.)
inscribed and dated 'AETAT: 21 / Aō 1610.' (centre left, on the base of the column)
Provenance
The Dukes of Hamilton, recorded (by David Allan) in the Duke of Hamilton's lodgings at Holyrood House in the late 18th century, when erroneously identified as 'Lord Darnley', and by descent in the family to the following,
William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton and 9th Duke of Brandon (1845-1895); his sale (†), Christie's, London, 6 November 1919 (=1st day), lot 88, as 'F. Zucchero' and identified as 'Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Henry Stuart, Earl of Darnley' (700 gns. to F.H. Howard).
Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness (1883-1940); (†) Christie's, London, 28 March 1947, lot 44, as 'F. Zuccaro' and identified as 'Lord Darnley' (180 gns. to Leggatt).
Literature
H. Avray Tipping, 'The Hamilton Palace Collection of Pictures - I', Country Life, 18 October 1919, p. 483, fig. 6, as likely a portrait of the 2nd Marquess of Hamilton by Van Somer.
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, Loan exhibition of works by Old Masters and Scottish National Portraits, 1883, no. 231, as 'T. Zuccaro, Portrait of Darnley' (lent by the Duke of Hamilton).
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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