SCHOOL OF SIR PETER LELY (British, 18th century). PORTRAIT OF MARTHA (NÈE HAWTREY) WIFE OF GEORGE BOOTH, oil on canvas laid on board - 30 1/4 in. x 25 1/2 in. Estimate $3,000-4,000
1523 - SCHOOL OF SIR PETER LELY - PORTRAIT OF MARTHA (nèe HAWTREY) WIFE OF GEORGE BOOTH - lined on canvas board. UV: inpainting around subject's forehead, small area in left cheek; in neck and décolleté; also scattered in background. Frame: very good condition, some flaking to gilding at top; early 20th century; painting early 18th century.
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