(18th century)
A pair of portraits: The Honorable C. Berkeley, Gentleman holding a cat and The Honorable Mrs. Berkeley, a lady in a turban and ermine trimmed robe, dated 1745, signed lower left, inscribed with sitters‘ names and dated recto, he inscribed verso frame "No. 41-762 Wodehouse ", oil on coarse linen, 30-1/4 x 25 in.; matching 18th century carved and gilt wood frames. Provenance: Likely sold out of the family by the 4th Earl of Kimberley, John Wodehouse (1924-2002), one with tag "Earl of Kimberley" "No.1386", "10/10/1950", Private Collection, Wilson, North Carolina
Condition
crackle, grime, stretcher marks, abrasions; frames with small losses and abrasions