Lot 81: Herman van der Mijn (Amsterdam c . 1684-1741 London) and Anne, Princess of Orange (Hanover 1709-1759 The Hague)

Herman van der Mijn (Amsterdam c. 1684-1741 London) and Anne, Princess of Orange (Hanover 1709-1759 The Hague)
Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in white stock and a red coat, in a feigned oval
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm.)

Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, The Northwick Rescues, 1961, no. 38.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 March 1960, lot 116 (sold for 25 gns.).
Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., Northwick Park; Christie's, London, 25 February 1966, lot 36 (80 gns. to the present owner).

The Property of a Family Trust (lot 81)
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An old inscription on the reverse of the painting records that the face was painted by Anne, Princess of Orange 'while the painter was staying at St. James's to take the picture of the said Princess'.