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- Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair
Marcus Gheeraerts II
Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale, Lot 7
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale, Lot 7
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.721.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.721.250 GBP
Description
Marcus Gheeraerts II (Bruges 1561/2-1636 London)
Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair
dated '1611' (upper left)
oil on canvas
82¾ x 53¾ in. (210.2 x 136.7 cm.)
Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair
dated '1611' (upper left)
oil on canvas
82¾ x 53¾ in. (210.2 x 136.7 cm.)
A top price for Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
In July 2011 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale, which included the work Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 1,721,250.00 (€ 1,975,391.88). With this result, Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair is even the most expensive work of art by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
Im Juli 2011 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair von Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 1.721.250,00 (€ 1.975.391,88) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portrait of Frances Howard, Countess of Hertford, later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, full-length, in a masquerade dress, with a wreath of pansies in her hair sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.