Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes
Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes
Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Nicholas Hilliard
Portrait of a lady
Lot Closed
September 23, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Nicholas Hilliard
Exeter 1547 - 1619 London
Portrait of a lady
Watercolour, bodycolour, gold and silver on vellum, gold frame;
inscribed upper left: Ano Dmi. 1609, and upper right: Aetatis sua 28
44 by 36 mm
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913);
his executor's sale, London, Christie’s, 24 June 1935, lot 178 (as Portrait of a Lady, formerly called Queen Anne of Denmark by Isaac Oliver) (30gns. To Dr. Beets);
Dr. Anton Philips;
sale, London, Christie’s, 6 July 1993, lot 7
his executor's sale, London, Christie’s, 24 June 1935, lot 178 (as Portrait of a Lady, formerly called Queen Anne of Denmark by Isaac Oliver) (30gns. To Dr. Beets);
Dr. Anton Philips;
sale, London, Christie’s, 6 July 1993, lot 7
G.C. Williamson, Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures, The Property of John Pierpont Morgan, London 1906, vol. I, no. 55, pl. XIV, no.1
Hilliard's decision to show the sitter half-length allows him to fully explore his sitter’s sumptuous dress, which is decorated with silver and jewels. Although there is a portrait in the Victoria and Albert Museum which shows Elizabeth’s Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton full-length wearing equally opulent clothing (acc. no. P. 138-1910), this compositional format is rare in the artist's oeuvre.