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Circle of Robert Peake(circa 1551-1626 London)Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a red embroidered dress and lace collar
6 April 2017, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £7,500 inc. premium
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Circle of Robert Peake (circa 1551-1626 London)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a red embroidered dress and lace collar
bears inscription and date 'AETATIS. SUAE. 19 (upper left) and 'ANNO 1.6.0.7.' (upper right)
oil on panel
56.9 x 43.7cm (22 3/8 x 17 3/16in).
bears inscription and date 'AETATIS. SUAE. 19 (upper left) and 'ANNO 1.6.0.7.' (upper right)
oil on panel
56.9 x 43.7cm (22 3/8 x 17 3/16in).
Footnotes
It has been suggested that the sitter is Lady Mary Wroth, who would have been aged 19 in 1607. She was a niece of the distinguished poet Sir Philip Sidney and as a poet herself became one of the first female writers to achieve a lasting reputation.
