£9,000
Circle of Cornelius Janssens van Ceulen (Johnson (1593-1661)
Portrait of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, née Beaumont (1570-1632) is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal favourite Sir George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. She was the daughter of Anthony Beaumont of Glenfield, Leicestershire, a direct descendant of Henry de Beaumont, and his wife Anne Armstrong, daughter of Thomas Armstrong of Corby
Oil on panel
With old Ackermann's label verso 'C7477'
Provenance:
Ackermann and Johnson; sold to Sir Christopher Ondaatje
Dimensions:
30.75 in. (H) x 23 in. (W)
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