Second half 17th century, oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, three-quarter length portrait, the composition is based on an earlier portrait of Catherine of Braganza - shown seated and dressed in a blue silk gown with sculptural drapery details, a landscape beyond, housed in an antique gilt frame with composition ornament.

SS 49.25 x 39.25 in; DOA 56.75 x 45.5 in

Purchased by the consignor from Mrs. Captain Charles Oswald Liddell of Shirenewton, Chepstow, England and Pinehurst, North Carolina in 1978. From the Estate of Dr. Robert Nolan, Winston Salem, NC

$4,000 - 6,000