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Attributed to Isaac Oliver — Portrait of Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford (1581-1621)
Attributed to Isaac Oliver

Portrait of Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford (1581-1621)

A portrait miniature attributed to Isaac Oliver depicting Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford (1581-1621). Executed in watercolor and bodycolor heightened with gold on vellum, the work is set in a turned wood frame and represents the refined portraiture tradition of Elizabethan England.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gold on vellum, turned wood frame

🔨 Auction Lot

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

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 152

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Attributed to Isaac Oliver, Portrait of Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford (1581-1621)

A portrait miniature attributed to Isaac Oliver depicting Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford (1581-1621). Executed in watercolor and bodycolor heightened with gold on vellum, the work is set in a turned wood frame and represents the refined portraiture tradition of Elizabethan England.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gold on vellum, turned wood frame
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Ornate, Vellum, Gold leaf, Portrait, Female Portrait, British, Miniature, Figurative, Renaissance

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