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Lot 572
Benjamin Samuel Bolomey (Swiss, 1739-1819) Portrait of William V of Orange (1748-1806); and Portrait of Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1751-1820), his wife oil on canvas 118 x 90cm (46.02 x 35.1in) a pair (2) Provenance: Brigadier General Ballard, of Hadham Mill, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, by the late 19th Century, and by descent in a Hertfordshire country house Literature: Benjamin Samuel Bolomey, 1739-1819: un peintre Suisse a la Cour du Prince Guillaume V d’Orange, ed. Laurent Golay et al (Zwolle, 2001) in which there are several portraits of William V, generally showing him wearing the Garter (which he was awarded at the age of four!) and one or two of Princess Wilhelmina. Most are dated between 1769 and 1774 These exquisitely beautiful and rare portraits of William V of Orange and his consort have been in an English country house for the past 100 years. They are datable to circa 1770 on the basis of similarities in composition and dress to a pair of full length paintings of the same sitters in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. William V is wearing the Garter Star and Little George and Princess Wilhelmina is wearing the Order of St Anna, a Russian Order. Bolomey was a painter, illustrator and engraver, born in Lausanne on May 19th 1739. He studied in Paris from 1748 at the Academie Royale de peinture under the guidance of Joseph Marie Vien. He was also influenced by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Maurice-Quentin de la Tour (1704-1788). Boucher’s delicate rococo sensuality and de la Tour’s sensitive attention to both physiognomy and character are amply reflected in Bolomey’s own portrait works. Bolomey worked in The Hague from 1762-91 where he became official portraitist to William V, whom he painted more than twenty times; he was also director of the Academy Pictura. From there, he went to Paris before returning to Lausanne in 1792, where he died in 1819. One of his pupils in the Netherlands was Jean-Georges Teissier (1750-1821). William V (1748-1806) also known as Willem V of Orange was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic and he presided over the republic’s terminal decline. He assumed the position of Stadtholder (chief executive and military commander) in 1766 after a long regency first by his mother and then by the Duke of Brunswick following the death of his father Wilhelm IV in 1751 when he was only three years old. In 1767 William married Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820), a niece of Frederick the Great and sister of the later King Frederick William II, henceforth known as Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange. His court became a significant musical centre and he was also one of the most important art collectors of his age. His political career was less fortunate. Dutch support for the cause of the American colonies was driven by hopes of a profitable Atlantic trade but led in fact to war with England in 1780. The ignominious defeat of the Dutch in 1784 prompted the development of domestic opposition and in 1787 a group of young Patriots challenged William’s rule. In response to demands for William’s abdication, his wife called on her brother to send Prussian troops who suppressed the Patriots. Princess Frederika was feted as the saviour and true ruler of the Dutch Republic but in 1795 the Patriots returned in the wake of the invading French revolutionary army. William and Frederika fled into exile in England. After 1795 William and his consort lived variously at Hampton Court (until November 1801), Nassau, Brunswick or Oranienburg. William died at Brunswick in 1806, the same year that the Dutch Republic was transformed into a monarchy under King Louis Napoleon. Princess Wilhelmina remained in Germany but lived to see her son crowned King William I of the Netherlands in 1813. In 1814 she settled in the Netherlands again and died at Het Loo in 1820 We are grateful to Dr Joachim Whaley for his help with the catalogue entry
Lot 29
A cased dress set composed of gold dress studs, cufflinks and studs, each circular mother of pearl disc rub set at the centre with a circular cabochon sapphire, to an outer scalloped milligrain frame. All marked 18ct, some bearing a maker’s mark (unidentified). Fitted case by Z Barraclough & Sons Ltd., Leeds
Lot 497
English School, late 16th Century PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEWOMAN, BELIEVED TO BE ELIZABETH THROCKMORTON, MAID OF HONOUR TO QUEEN ELIZABETH I, THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, IN A BLACK DRESS AND RED BODICE WITH WHITE LACE COLLAR Bears inscription l.r. ‘Elizabeth Regina’, inscribed on paper label verso ‘The Pantechnichon The 6th Earl of Arran 3-7-62’, oil on panel 103 x 87cm
Lot 516
A late Regency penwork tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, with allover leaf decoration, the hinged cover revealing three ladies in contemporary dress in a garden setting and further leaf decoration, with twin lidded compartments having turned ivory handles, the sides with a pair of circular embossed brass plate ring handles, raised on embossed brass bracket feet, gilt worn, the underside with a printed label; `Sold at LOUISA TYRRELL`S (Widow of the late G.FIELDER) Emporium of Fancy, 2 Greek Street Soho, Every Material for Ladies Fancy Work`, 6.75in (17cm) h, 9in (23cm) w.
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