SCHOOL OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER (BRITISH 1646-1723),... Lot n° 41

SCHOOL OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER (BRITISH 1646-1723)PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM DOUGLAS, 3RD DUKE OF HAMILTON, 1ST EARL OF SELKIRKOil on canvas120 x 97cm (47 x 38 in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's London, Old Pictures, 10 June 1932, lot 73The Collection of Sir Archibald MurrayUnknown sale, 11 December 1949, lot 118The Collection of Peter Moss of Purley by 1973, who offered the picture to the National Portrait GallerySale, Philips, London, Fine English Paintings, 19 May 1981, lot 37Sale, Worsfolds of Canterbury, 12 - 14 October 1982, lot Correspondence between Mr Purley and the National Portrait Gallery suggests that the full-length version of this portrait was on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on loan from the Hamilton Gallery. At the same time, Christopher Wood suggested that the correct cataloguing for the present lot should be School of Sir Godfrey Kneller.