Follower of George Gower
(British, 1540-1596)
Portrait of an Elizabethan Man, Possibly Edmund Huddleston, 1562
Sale 2109 - Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Jun 21, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $1,905
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Follower of George Gower
(British, 1540-1596)
Portrait of an Elizabethan Man, Possibly Edmund Huddleston, 1562
oil on panel
dated and with abbreviated Latin inscription ANO DNI [anno domini] 1562 - AE. SVAE. [anno aetatis suae – in the year of his/her age] 25 (upper left) MENS. NOVEMB / SEXTO [mense Novembris sexto – month of November, the 6th] (upper right); and coat of arms reading SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA [to the one God honor and glory] (center left)
17 1/8 x 12 3/8 inches.
Provenance:
Acquired by Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell in London
Note:
Bears a label on the verso suggesting an attribution to Hans Eworth (Flemish, 1540-1574).
The present portrait bears the inscription, Soli Deo Honor Et Gloria, the motto of the Huddleston family, a family of personal soldiers for Queen Mary I of England. Edmund Huddleston of Sawston in Cambridgeshire succeeded his father, Sir John, in 1557, and became a ‘schismatic’, or partial conformer under Elizabeth I’s Protestant rule, while his son, Henry harboured the Jesuit John Gerard at Sawston in 1594.
Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.
Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.
Condition Report
In overall fair condition. Craquelure commensurate with age present throughout the work. At upper right and to left of figure area of paint peeling away from board. Soiling present across figures face, primarily concentrated on right side, visible under raking light and UV. Small apparent loss present on figures chin. Please see specialist photos for details
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