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Unknown — Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword
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Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword

An oil portrait on oak panel depicting Sir John Harington of Kelston in formal three-quarter length pose, wearing period dress with a ruff and sword. This work documents the nobility of the Elizabethan era.

Medium
oil on oak panel

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 122

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Unknown, Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword

An oil portrait on oak panel depicting Sir John Harington of Kelston in formal three-quarter length pose, wearing period dress with a ruff and sword. This work documents the nobility of the Elizabethan era.

Medium
oil on oak panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Oak Panel, British Art, Nobility, Historical Portrait, 1561-1612, Oil Painting, Portrait, Elizabethan

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art