Ightham Mote © National Trust / Charles Thomas

Dorothy Bonham, Dame Dorothy Selby (1572-1641)

manner of Marcus Geeraerts, the younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1635/6)
National Trust Inventory Number 825629

Category	Paintings
Date	circa 1600
Materials	Oil on panel
Measurements	1710 x 1020 mm
Place of origin	England

Collection	Ightham Mote, Kent (Accredited Museum)
On show at	Ightham Mote, Kent, London and South East, National Trust

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Summary description

Oil painting on panel, Dorothy Bonham, Dame Dorothy Selby (1572-1641), manner of Marcus Geeraerts, the younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1635/6). A full-length portrait of a young lady, in Elizabethan costume, with slashed sleeves adorned with cruciform ribbons, turned slightly to the left, emerging from between two red drapes, one of which she pushes aside with her left hand. He right hand holds a black feather fan. Two fragments of labels on frame. Old label on bottom right hand corner.

Provenance

Bequeathed by Sir Ralph Selby (d. 1997)

Makers and roles

manner of Marcus Geeraerts, the younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1635/6), artist

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