Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Karen Hearn for her thoughts on the painting.
A similar black and gold jewelled chain is worn by the sitter in another portrait by Johnson, Lady Margaret Hungerford, dated 1631 (Chiswick House, London).
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Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with slashed sleeves and white lace collar, with a black hat
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CORNELIUS JOHNSON (LONDON 1593-1661 UTRECHT)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with slashed sleeves and white lace collar, with a black hat
signed and dated '‘C.J. fecit / 1632’ (centre left, above the shoulder)
oil on panel
27 7/8 x 24 ½ in. (70.7 x 62.3 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with slashed sleeves and white lace collar, with a black hat
signed and dated '‘C.J. fecit / 1632’ (centre left, above the shoulder)
oil on panel
27 7/8 x 24 ½ in. (70.7 x 62.3 cm.)
Brought to you by
Lucy Speelman
Junior Specialist, Head of Part II
We are grateful to Professor Karen Hearn for her thoughts on the painting.
A similar black and gold jewelled chain is worn by the sitter in another portrait by Johnson, Lady Margaret Hungerford, dated 1631 (Chiswick House, London).