Manner Of George Gower
Portrait Of Mary Kytson, Wife Of Thomas Lord Darcy
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Early British & Irish Paintings, Lot 3
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Early British & Irish Paintings, Lot 3
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Manner of George Gower
PORTRAIT OF MARY KYTSON, WIFE OF THOMAS LORD DARCY
three-quarter length, wearing an ornate embroidered dress and white ruff
inscribed u.l.: Mary, Wife of Thomas Lord Darcy,/ Daughter of Sir Thomas Kytson,/ 1583. Aetatis 17.
oil on panel, held in an elaborately carved and gilded frame
111.5 by 93 cm., 44 by 37 in.
By descent through the Gage family at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk until the death of Henrietta Beauclerk, Lady Gage, widow of Sir Edward Gage, 9th Bt.; | by descent to Valentine Brown, 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905), whose aunt, Lady Mary Anne Browne was the wife of Sir Thomas Gage, 7th Bt; | by descent to Elizabeth, Countess of Kenmare; | Her sale, Sotheby's London, 21st July 1943, lot 81; | Colonel G.C. Golding; | His sale, Christie's London, 30th
PORTRAIT OF MARY KYTSON, WIFE OF THOMAS LORD DARCY
three-quarter length, wearing an ornate embroidered dress and white ruff
inscribed u.l.: Mary, Wife of Thomas Lord Darcy,/ Daughter of Sir Thomas Kytson,/ 1583. Aetatis 17.
oil on panel, held in an elaborately carved and gilded frame
111.5 by 93 cm., 44 by 37 in.
By descent through the Gage family at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk until the death of Henrietta Beauclerk, Lady Gage, widow of Sir Edward Gage, 9th Bt.; | by descent to Valentine Brown, 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905), whose aunt, Lady Mary Anne Browne was the wife of Sir Thomas Gage, 7th Bt; | by descent to Elizabeth, Countess of Kenmare; | Her sale, Sotheby's London, 21st July 1943, lot 81; | Colonel G.C. Golding; | His sale, Christie's London, 30th
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