Follower of Sir Antony Van Dyck (1599-1641), Portrait of Ch...

Hammer

£7,000

Follower of Sir Antony Van Dyck (1599-1641),
Portrait of Charles I,
Head and shoulders, with lace edged collar and garter star to his left sleeve,
Oil on canvas,
75cm x 60cm,
Gilt framed

Provenance: The Estate of Lord Kenyon, Gredington.

More Information

The paint surface shows some surface marking to the top half of the picture, and more extensive marking and some small areas of paint loss to the bottom half, particularly to the lower left corner. There is a white smear approximately 2cm long to the right of the picture, 4cm in from the right side of the frame and 24cm down from the top of the frame. The paint surface appears thinly applied in paler areas of the picture, with the canvas weave visible under the eyes, in the lace collar and in the blue pendant sash. The sash also shows further areas of discolouration. UV examination reveals no evidence of significant restoration, although the picture appears to have been re-lined on later stretchers at some point in the past.