Lot 212
AFTER SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK
HEAD STUDY OF HRH PRINCESS MARY
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£4,000
Description
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
39cm x 31cm (15.5in x 12.25in)
Footnote
Note:
Princess Mary (1631-1660) was the 3rd child and eldest daughter of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She married Willem II, Prince of Orange-Nassau (1626-1650) and was mother of King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (1650-1702). Known both as Mary Stuart and Mary of Orange, she was the first daughter of a British Sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal.
Provenance:
Anon. sale: Christie's, South Kensington, March 4, 2004, Lot 278, reproduced.