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Lot 7: Charles Beale (British, 1660-circa 1714) Charles Taylor (b.1656), aged 32, wearing brown cloak and white cravat, his natural hair worn long

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,500 GBPSold:
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 25, 2009

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Description

Charles Taylor (b.1656), aged 32, wearing brown cloak and white cravat, his natural hair worn long.
Watercolour on vellum, Gold frame with pierced spiral cresting, the reverse engraved with sitter's coat of arms surrounded by inscription CAROLUS TAYLOR GEN. NATUS 8υo DIE DECEMBRIS 1656: DELINEATS 22υo DIE: FEBRUARII: 1689.
Oval, 38mm (1 1/2in) high
Provenance: Christie's, 16 November 1976, lot 67
Purchased in 1977
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.7
Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.22-3 and 57, ill.col.pl.4

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Auction Details

The Merchiston Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, The Property of Mrs Eleanor Hamilton

by
Bonhams
November 25, 2009, 12:00 PM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK