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Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 43

Attributed to Mary Beale

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(British, 1632?1697)Portrait of King Charles II, after the portrait by Sir Peter Lely (NPG 153), with a feigned architectural spandrel, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, 33-3/8 x 28-3/8 in.Note: Mary Beale was a friend of Sir Peter Lely and was allowed rare access to his studio while he painted. She was also allowed to copy his paintings.˜Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities

Condition

ÿlined, restretched on new stretcher, original canvas appears commensurate with the 17th century, craquelure, some areas of retouch obscured by varnish; frame with losses
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