Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Property from a Noble Collection
Follower of Daniel Mytens
Portrait of George Villiers (1592-1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham, half-length, in armour and a ruff, wearing a multi-coloured baldric and the Order of the Garter
Lot Closed
April 6, 01:55 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Noble Collection
Follower of Daniel Mytens
Portrait of George Villiers (1592-1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham, half-length, in armour and a ruff, wearing a multi-coloured baldric and the Order of the Garter
oil on canvas
unframed: 107.4 x 86.8 cm.; 42¼ x 34¼ in.
framed: 124.3 x 104.2 cm.; 49 x 41 in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 2 March 1973, lot 32 (as follower of Mytens);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 February 1986, lot 262 (as attributed to Sir Balthasar Gerbier);
Where acquired.
Based on the full-length portrait by Daniel Mytens, today in the National Maritime Museum, London (inv. no. BHC2582).1
George Villiers was raised to the peerage as Viscount Villiers in 1616, becoming Earl of Buckingham the following year, and Marquis in 1618. He was favoured by James I and Charles I and became the richest and most powerful noble in the land. He was created Duke of Buckingham and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He negotiated the marriage of Charles I with Henrietta Maria and continued to be a favourite of the King despite fierce opposition to him in Parliament due to his impetuous nature and his readiness to declare war on France and Spain. In 1628 he was assassinated by John Felton, a discontented subaltern, and he was buried in the Henry VII chapel at Westminster.