$582
British School, 17th Century Portrait of Mrs. Adam Winthrop. Unsigned, dated "An 1666" u.l., and inscribed with the age of the subject "47" u.l. Oil on canvas, 25 x 29 in., unframed. Condition: Restored, with minor paint loss l.c. Provenance: Sold at Skinner, June, 1987, sale 1156, lot 167. The remains of an old label from the original stretcher are inscribed "A portrait of Mrs. Winthrop wife of Adam Winthrop of Groton Manor, Suffolke." The subject may possibly be related to John Winthrop (1588-1649), the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14