Lot 1348: English School (20th/21st century contemporary)

English School (20th/21st century contemporary) Portrait of Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon (1526-1556), three quarter length wearing 16th century costume, buildings in the distance Inscribed with the sitter's name and a further Latin inscription on a stone wall within the painting, together with a further inscription on a plaque attached to the frame, oil on panel, 107cm by 81cm The picture is contained within an early 18th century carved gilded frame, decorated with foliate scrolls The above painting, although taken from a much earlier English portrait, may originate from the Continental School or perhaps the Far East See illustration