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
Bernard Lens
Portrait of Lady Mary Bertie, circa 1710
Lot Closed
September 23, 05:13 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Bernard Lens
1659 - 1725
Portrait of Lady Mary Bertie, circa 1710
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, stained wood frame;
signed with the artist's monogram lower right: BL
125 by 93 mm
This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g.
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Sale, London, Christie's, 10 July 1991, lot 4
The sitter was the daughter of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon by his first wife, Eleanora, daughter and heir of Sir Henry Lee, 3rd Bt of Quarendon, whom he married in 1671.