George Monk (1608-69), 1st Duke of Albemarle, English Admiral and Statesman

George Monk (1608-69), 1st Duke of Albemarle, English Admiral and Statesman

SK-A-3832

Portret van George Monk, eerste hertog van Albemarle. Engels admiraal en staatsman. Kniestuk, staande, met een commandostaf in de rechterhand, de linkerhand op het gevest van zijn zwaard. Op de achtergrond een landschap.

painter: workshop of Peter Lely (Sir)

1650 - 1700

oil on canvas

• height 118 cm x width 96 cm
• depth 6.5 cm

purchase 1951

Public domain

…; purchased by Lady Elizabeth Russell - Keppel (1739-68), Marchioness of Tavistock, Woburn, Bedfordshire;{Scharf 1890, pp. 102-103, no. 151.} her son, John Russell, sixth Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), Woburn Bedfordshire;{Scharf 1890, pp. 102-103, no. 151, note 1.} ? by descent through the Russell family (Earls and Dukes of Bedford); sale, the earl of Bedford (Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire), London (Christie’s), 19 January 1951, no. 121, fl. 1,049.42, to the museum

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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