Peter Oliver (1589-1647)
The D'Avalos Allegory 1629
Watercolour and bodycolour with gold paint | 12.2 x 12.5 cm (sight) | RCIN 452459
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A watercolour after the painting by Titian, now in the Louvre, Paris (previously in the collection of Charles I).
Oliver's 'cabinet miniature' copy of Titian's The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, which was also owned by Charles I, appeared at Sotheby's, 8 July 2015, lot. 211.Provenance
In the collection of Charles I (recorded by Vanderdoort); perhaps sold in the Commonwealth sale to Colonel Hutchinson, on 24 May 1650; recovered at the Restoration; probably in inventory of Charles II, c.1665, when it was recorded as being in the King's Closet at Whitehall; included in Walton's inventory (1704-10) as at Kensington; recorded by Vertue in 1743.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour with gold paint
Measurements
12.2 x 12.5 cm (sight)
27.5 x 26.2 cm (frame, external)
Object type(s)
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Other number(s)
RL 23985Alternative title(s)
The Duke of Alva and his family
