Property from a Connecticut Collection, Sold Without Reserve
Spanish School, circa 1600
Portrait of a Young Woman, Said to be Isabella Clara Eugenia, Archduchess of Austria
No reserve
Live auction begins on:
February 6, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Bid
3,200 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Connecticut Collection, Sold Without Reserve
Spanish School, circa 1600
Portrait of a Young Woman, Said to be Isabella Clara Eugenia, Archduchess of Austria
oil on canvas
canvas: 76 ⅛ by 42 ½ in.; 193.4 by 108 cm
framed: 83 ⅜ by 49 ¼ in.; 211.8 by 125.1 cm
Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace;
His sale ("The Collection of Pictures from Blenheim Palace"), London, Christie's, 3 July 1886, lot 258 (as "Pantoja de la Cruz, The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia");
Where acquired by Colnaghi, London;
Charles Butler, 3 Connaught Place, Hyde Park, London;
His estate sale ("The Property of the Late Charles Butler, Esq."), London, Christie's, 26 May 1911, lot 167 (as "Pantoja de la Cruz, Portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, Governess of the Low Countries");
Where acquired by Wertheimer;
With Blakeslee Galleries, New York;
Their sale ("Highly Valuable Paintings from the Blakeslee Galleries"), New York, American Art Association, 21 April 1915, lot 57 (as Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, "The Infanta Isabella Eugenia Clara, Governess of the Netherlands");
Where acquired by O. Stratton, for $550;
With Lane Fine Art, London (as Paul van Somer, Portrait of the Countess of Derby);
From whom acquired by the present collector, 1994.
G. Scharf, Catalogue Raisonné: A List of the Pictures in Blenheim Palace, London 1862, vol. I, p. 16 (as "Pantoja de la Cruz, The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia");
A New Guide to Blenheim, the Seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough (17th Edition), Woodstock 1883, p. 19 (as "Pantoja de la Cruz, The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia").
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