



Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen I(London circa 1593-1661 Utrecht)Portrait of a lady, said to be Lady Sidley, in a black dress slashed to reveal white, within a painted stone oval
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Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen I (London circa 1593-1661 Utrecht)
remains of initials and date 'C J/ ***' (lower right)
bears early inscription '*ady Sidley/ *ainted by/ *anSsn.1624.' (on reverse)
oil on panel
76.2 x 60.8cm (30 x 23 15/16in).
Footnotes
Provenance
The Collection of Pryse Loveden, Buscot Park, Oxfordshire
With Henry Graves & Co., London, 1859
Private Collection, UK
The identifying inscription on the reverse suggests that the present portrait depicts a Lady Sidley. In his notes on the work in 1859, Sir George Scharf suggests that she may be identified as Elizabeth Savile (born circa 1595) who married Sir John Sedley, 2nd Bart. (1597-1638) in 1613. He also notes that the work was dated 1624, as is confirmed by the early inscription on the reverse of the panel.
We are grateful to Prof. Karen Hearn for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.