EDMUND ASHFIELD (fl. 1669-1673) A PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II
wearing armour and a lace jabot, bust-length in a feigned oval, pastels, 26cm x 22cm, apparently retaining the original carved giltwood and gesso frame,
and the companion portrait of a lady, possibly identified as Queen Catherine of Braganza (2)
Provenance: From an old Dorset collection and almost certainly with the family from the 18th century or earlier
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£3,000 - £5,000
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£4,800 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
This rare pair of pastels made by Ashfield - “a gentleman well descended” shortly after the Restoration of the monarchy represent an important addition to the artist’s oeuvre. The distinctive Sunderland frames are almost certainly by the artist’s wife, Mary, who is recorded as a frame maker.
