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ANTIQUE #SA1115170

17th Century Oil On Panel English Portrait Of A Noblewoman C. 1655 - By John Hayls ( 1600-1679)

£18,000    $22,413    €21,620
A fine, rare and small scale 17th century oil on panel portrait of a young noblewoman by John Hayls (1600-1679).
 
The as yet unknown noble sitter stands bust height against rockwork within an extensive landscape. She is expensively dressed in the high status and fashionable brightly coloured silk clothing of the period. Her costume has a low and wide neckline that reveals her décolletage, it also has slashed sleeves with jewelled fastenings and a gem and pearl set brooch at her bosom. Her luxuriant locks are pinned back, with a single curl at the centre of her forehead whilst others tumble across her bare shoulder. Her look is complete by large pearl drop earrings and a large single strand pearl necklace. With her jewel studied dress, earrings, and necklace, it his clear that this noble lady had wealth in abundance.
 
John Hayls (1600-1679)
 
John Hayls (pronounced Hales) ranks as one of the most talented portrait painters in mid-seventeenth century Britain. In spite of this fact, it is surprising perhaps that so few details of his life have survived. Most notably, his portrait of the diarist Samuel Pepys (now in the National Portrait Gallery) has remained the most enduring image of this infamous and iconic figure from the Restoration period.
 
Like so many during this period, Hayls’s portraits draw heavily on of the works of the prolific Sir Anthony Van Dyck, whose death in 1641 provided large shoes for a new generation of painters to step into. This portrait of an unknown lady is no exception to the rule. The dramatic pose, drapery and setting shows a great indebtedness to the tone set by Van Dyck around fourty years or so before this work was created.
 
Although unsigned, the case for the attribution to Hayls is most evident in the painterly style executed onto the canvas. The combination of both thin and soft glazes, most evident in the face, contrasted with the bravu...
Antique #SA1115170, shown on this page, originates from the 17th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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