25th Jun, 2024 10:00
The June Auctions 2024
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Thomas Leigh (fl. 1634-1656)
Thomas Leigh (fl. 1634-1656)
Portrait of a Member of the Chetwynd Family
aged four, full-length, in a richly embroidered green gown, a dog at his side
with a pochette and a game of skittles on a stool beside him
oil on canvas
157.5cm x 112.7cm
Provenance:Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:inscribed 'Ao. Dmi. 1637. / Æts Suæ, 4.' (upper left) and with the coat of arms of the Chetwynd family (upper right); further inscribed 'Chetwynd / by / Tho..s Leigh. / 1637.' (reverse, on the lining canvas).
The painting is likely to be a portrait of a relation of Mary Chetwynd, the great-grandmother of Mary, Marchioness of Downshire.
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
Sold for £7,000
Thomas Leigh (fl. 1634-1656)
Portrait of a Member of the Chetwynd Family
aged four, full-length, in a richly embroidered green gown, a dog at his side
with a pochette and a game of skittles on a stool beside him
oil on canvas
157.5cm x 112.7cm
Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
inscribed 'Ao. Dmi. 1637. / Æts Suæ, 4.' (upper left) and with the coat of arms of the Chetwynd family (upper right); further inscribed 'Chetwynd / by / Tho..s Leigh. / 1637.' (reverse, on the lining canvas).
The painting is likely to be a portrait of a relation of Mary Chetwynd, the great-grandmother of Mary, Marchioness of Downshire.
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
The canvas bears clear issues. There is craquelure throughout, and some areas where the paint is clearly flaking away, especially to the uppermost sections of the painting. There are some matt, potentially bituminous areas, also towards the top of the painting. There are even, rectangular indentations framing the centre of the image (around the main subject) indicating that it may have been the intention to cut the canvas down at some point. The canvas has been relined, but not recently. There are also areas of undulation to the canvas, especially to the lower sections directly beneath the subject's feet. There is wear and loss to the gilt frame.
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Auction: The June Auctions 2024, 25th Jun, 2024
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