Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller,
German/English... Lot 72
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Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller,
German/English 1646-1723-
Portraits of Henry and George Oxenden, 4th and 5th Baronet, standing half-length in classical landscapes;
oil on canvas, the first inscribed 'Henry Oxenden 1st Son of / Dr George Oxenden 3d / Son of Sr Hen: Oxenden 8t / after S Henry' (upper left), the second inscribed 'George Oxenden / now Sr George 2 Son / of Dr George Oxenden' (upper right), each bears old label inscribed with the sitter's biography and 'Portrait by Sir G Kneller' attached to the upper stretcher bar, each 76.2 x 63.5 cm., a pair (2).
Provenance:
Property of Lady Capel Cure.
Her sale, Christie's, 20 November 1931, lot 60.
Note:
The pair of paintings depict Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th Baronet (1690-1720), and his brother Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet (1694-1775) as children. Henry Oxenden served at MP for Sandwich, Kent, from 1713 until his death in 1720, after which his younger brother, George Oxenden, inherited his seat, going on to serve as MP for Sandwich from 1720 to 1754, and also holding the positions of Lord of the Admiralty (1725-27) and Lord of the Treasury (1727-37).
Although Kneller was not known for specialising in portraits of children, he did on occasion depict younger sitters who still exude the authority and gravity of his adult figures, such as in his portrait of a brother and sister, possibly Richard Boyle and his sister, Lady Jane, which sold at Bonhams, London, on 5 July 2017 (lot 28) for £25,000.
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