Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, three-quarter-length, in armour and an embroidered sash, holding a helmet, standing beside a stone plinth with a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
124.5 x 100cm (49 x 39 3/8in).

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Provenance
Presumably by descent from the sitter via Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough to his daughter, Lady Diana Spencer, who married Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke
By descent to Henry, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, by whom offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 10 December 1943, lot 45, (bt Leggatt, £21), by whom offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 13 May 1960, lot 59 (bt Collins, £27.6.0)

The present portrait depicts the Duke of Marlborough in the earlier part of his celebrated military career. Charles d'Agar also painted Marlborough's youngest daughter, Mary, Duchess of Montagu, and two of his granddaughters, Ladies Henrietta and Mary Godolphin.

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Charles d'Agar(Paris 1669-1723 London)Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, three-quarter-length, in armour and an embroidered sash, holding a helmet, standing beside a stone plinth with a landscape beyond

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