Portrait of Mary Bagot, Countess in Carved and Gilded Oval Frame, 17th Century,

Description

Oil on Canvas of Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset. Attributed to John Michael Wright, 1617, London. Half-length. A … more Oil on Canvas of Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset. Attributed to John Michael Wright, 1617, London. Half-length. A 73 x 60 cm (F. 88.5 x 76 cm). Verso: old attribution to 'Sir Peter Lely' on old paper label. Frame from the late 18th century. A comparable painting by John Michael Wright from 1670 is now in the Holburne Museum Bath UK. Provenance: South German private collection.

Mary Sackville, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset (1645 – 1679, née Bagot) was a British courtier and mistress of King Charles II. The King rewarded her with grants of land, including Somerset House, in the Strand,and a state pension less