Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Attributed to John Greenhill
Portrait of a gentleman, probably Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621–1683), half-length, wearing a loose brown coat and lace jabot, in a painted stone cartouche
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April 6, 01:40 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Attributed to John Greenhill
Salisbury 1642 - 1676 London
Portrait of a gentleman, probably Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621–1683), half-length, wearing a loose brown coat and lace jabot, in a painted stone cartouche
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.7 x 64.2 cm.; 30¼ x 25¼ in.
framed: 88.4 x 76.2 cm.; 34⅝ x 30 in.
English politician Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, was one of the founding members and leading figures of the Whig party. He was also the patron of philosopher and physician John Locke (1632–1704).
A full-length portrait of Anthony Ashley Cooper by John Greenhill, which depicts him at a more advanced age than the present work, is in the collection of the Earl of Shaftesbury, at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles; a copy of the latter of half-length format is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.1