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ENGLISH SCHOOL circa 1700, follower of Daniel MYTENS (1590 -…
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Lot no. 46
Description
ENGLISH SCHOOL circa 1700, follower of Daniel MYTENS (1590 - 1647)
Portrait of Charles I in royal costume wearing the insignia of the Order of the Garter
Canvas enlarged in the 18th century
Height: 127 cm Width: 101 cm
Antique "Maratta" carved wood frame
Dimensions of the portrait : 72,5 x 59 cm ;
Overall dimensions: 127 x 101 cm.
Bearing a number in black felt pen "71" and a collection label on the reverse "from the Wanstead collection "IB 1822", bearing a number in black chalk "11060" and a label "11144 Dobson" Bearing a number on the reverse of the frame slightly damaged "2214".
old restorations
Provenance :
-Anonymous sale, Vienna, Anton Stöckl, 18 December 1911, n° 13 (William Dobson) ;
-Acquired by Ulysse Moussalli, Paris, 1939;
-Tableaux anciens, Paris, Hôtel Drouot (Maître Loudmer), 29 October 1985, no. 71 (van Dyck school).
Exhibition:
Ordre de chevalerie et récompenses nationales, Paris, Musée de la Monnaie, 20 March-18 June 1956, no. 403.
Bibliography :
U. Moussalli, "Van Dyck et Mytens portraitistes de Charles Ier", in ARTS, 9 January 1948 (van Dyck influencé par
Mytens; from the Wanstead House collection; Sale Wanstead House, Auction Mr. Robins, 10 June 1822, no.
156 (van Dyck, A fine whole-length Portrait of Charles the First. £7,200).
The crown bears a strong resemblance to a missing piece of the Tudor crown jewels, the
Tudor State Crown. This was created for Henry VIII, and disappeared during the English Civil War in 1649, having been melted down on the orders of the Lord Protector, Oliver Cunningham.
by order of the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Another object symbolic of the Tudor crown is on display
the "Orb of State", the royal insignia of the globe.
The Portrait is similar to the engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff.
Expert : Cabinet Turquin
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