Michiel van Mierevelt

Lot 22: Circle of Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641)

Name: Circle of Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 96f05ed2ab

Est: £4,000 GBP - £6,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 06, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Circle of Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641)
Portrait of an old woman, half-length, in a black dress, a ruff and a lace headdress
inscribed and dated 'ÆTATIS. 62 A. 1640[?]' (upper right)
oil on panel
28¼ x 23¾ in. (71.7 x 60.3 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Michiel van Mierevelt

Literature

Foster et al., Hon. Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh. The Inventory of the Contents of the Mansion Easton Neston House, Towcester, also certain China, Furniture and Cabinet Objects at 9 Montagu Square, London, removed by Lady Hesketh from Easton Neston House, MS, August 1910, Hesketh family archive, p. 15, as 'Dutch School, Head of an Old Woman', in the Small Drawing Room.

Provenance

Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh (1881-1944), Easton Neston House, Towcester, Northamptonshire, and by descent at Easton Neston Sale; Sotheby's, London, 17-19 May 2005, session II, lot 283 (£4,440).

Notes

THE PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION (lots 22, 46 & 54)

Auction Details

Old Masters & British Paintings

Christie's

July 06, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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