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Bernard Lens — Portrait of Lady Mary Bertie, circa 1710
Bernard Lens

Portrait of Lady Mary Bertie, circa 1710

Bernard Lens's miniature portrait of Lady Mary Bertie (circa 1710) is executed in watercolor and bodycolor on ivory, set in a stained wood frame. The work demonstrates the refined technique of 18th-century English miniature painting.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, stained wood frame;

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Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $600$800

Lot 222

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Bernard Lens, Portrait of Lady Mary Bertie, circa 1710

Bernard Lens's miniature portrait of Lady Mary Bertie (circa 1710) is executed in watercolor and bodycolor on ivory, set in a stained wood frame. The work demonstrates the refined technique of 18th-century English miniature painting.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, stained wood frame;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Historical, Eighteenth Century, Delicate, Early Modern, Portrait, British, Woman, Figurative, Ivory Miniature

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