Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a lace collar - image-1

Lot 249 Dα

Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a lace collar

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.736 € (incl. premium)

Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a lace collar

Gouache on paper, laid down on card. In a moulded wooden frame. Examined in the frame. Some minute localised losses to the painted surface. Ø 5,9 cm.
English School, Circle of John Hoskins, probably first quarter 17th C.

Frederick V was Count and Prince-Elector of Palatinate from 1610 - 1623, later becoming Frederick I King of Bohemia from 1619 - 1620. Due to his short year of Regency in Bohemia, lasting barely a year, he gained the moniker "The Winter King".

Provenance

Collection of Dr. Günther Bartels, Göttingen