48.00inch framed width
58.00inch framed height
(121.92 cm framed width 147.32 cm framed height)
Description
Oil on canvas in original carved and giltwood frame.
A good quality early 18th century portrait by a member of Kneller's Circle, or possibly his Studio.
The artist, not as yet identified, had considerable talent.
The expensively dressed and wigged man (quite literally the local 'bigwig'!) gestures with his right hand towards what one presumes is his land and the flocks of sheep. Wool, the source of his wealth, and England's at this time such was its importance.
SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646 - 1723) was the most profound influence on late 17th and 18th c. portraiture. By 1679 he had painted the King and remained the most famous and successful portrait painter in England; in 1688 he was appointed Principal Painter to the King. He maintained a busy studio with talented assistants to help with the demand for his work.
Provenance
This portrait, with others of the same family, hung for many years in a large house in Essex until December 2009.
Exhibitions
The frame is in fair condition, with some small signs of damage at the front, and a large number of old and inactive woodworm holes to the back. These do not affect the integrity of the frame and are harmless. Extensive losses to the gilding.
Price
gbp 8550.00 (Pound Sterling)
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