Anthony van Dyck and Studio

Literature

Barnes IV.164

Provenance

Possibly one of the two portraits of Princess Mary which Van Dyck completed in the summer of 1641 and which are mentioned in a letter from the Duchess of Roxburgh on the 13 August
possibly Sir Horatio Townshend, 3rd Bt. and later 1st Viscount Townshend (1630-1687), Raynham Hall, Norfolk
thence probably by descent to Field Marshall George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (1724–1807), Raynham Hall, Norfolk
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend (1753–1811), Raynham Hall, Norfolk
by descent to John Stuart Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend (1866–1921), Raynham Hall, Norfolk
his sale ('Catalogue of the Townshend Heirlooms'), London, Christie's, 7 March 1904, nr. 192 (as D. Mytens), 410 guineas to Agnews
with Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London
from whom acquired by Robert (1850–1929) and Evelyn Benson (1856–1943)
by whom given to their daughter
thence by inheritance
sale (property from an English private collection) Sotheby's, London, 5 December 2018, nr. 30

Other works by Anthony van Dyck

The Holy Family
c. 1626/28

Christ on the Cross
c. 1629-30

Venus and Adonis

Lamentation of Christ
1634

Ottaviano Canevari
1627