ornelis Jonson van Ceulen
(London 1593 - Utrecht 1661)
Portrait of Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, bust-length, in armour with a lace collar and red sash, within a painted oval
signed with initials and dated 'C.J. fecit/ 1629' (lower right)
oil on panel
75.5 x 57.2 cm (29¾ x 22½ in)
The Collection of Mrs M.G. Edgar, before 1866;
with Sedelmeyer Gallery, Paris, before 1922 (see Literature);
with Leggatt Brothers, London, 1975 (according to Heinz Archive mount);
sale, Christie's, London, 11 April 1980, lot 136 (as the Property of a lady, sold for 4,500 gns. bt Suchet-Kaye);
sale, Christie's, London, 14 April 1989, lot 96 (as the Property of a gentleman);
Private Collection, UK.
The First Special Exhibition of National Portraits, London, 1866, exh. cat., p. 91, cat. no. 536;
A.J.Finberg, 'A Chronological List of Portraits by Cornelius Johnson', in Walpole Society, 1922, vol. X, p.18, ill. pl. XXV.
London, South Kensington Museum, The First Special Exhibition of National Portraits, April 1866, no. 536 (lent by Mrs M.G. Edgar)
The Collection of Mrs M.G. Edgar, before 1866;
with Sedelmeyer Gallery, Paris, before 1922 (see Literature);
with Leggatt Brothers, London, 1975 (according to Heinz Archive mount);
sale, Christie's, London, 11 April 1980, lot 136 (as the Property of a lady, sold for 4,500 gns. bt Suchet-Kaye);
sale, Christie's, London, 14 April 1989, lot 96 (as the Property of a gentleman);
Private Collection, UK.
The First Special Exhibition of National Portraits, London, 1866, exh. cat., p. 91, cat. no. 536;
A.J.Finberg, 'A Chronological List of Portraits by Cornelius Johnson', in Walpole Society, 1922, vol. X, p.18, ill. pl. XXV.
London, South Kensington Museum, The First Special Exhibition of National Portraits, April 1866, no. 536 (lent by Mrs M.G. Edgar)