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Lot 304
Circle of William Larkin (London circa 1580-1619)Double portrait of twin sisters, said to be Marmiana and Philippa Dymoke de Ludlowe, three-quarter-length, both in red costume, one holding a book, the other a goldfinchbears inscription 'MARMIANA, and PHILIPPA, / twin Daughters of / THOMAS DE LUDLOWE.' (upper centre)oil on panel69 x 75.6cm (27 3/16 x 29 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Collection of G. H. Peake, Sutton Hall, Thirsk (according to a label on the reverse the work was to be hung in the ante-room, Bawtry Hall)The Collection of Mrs Neville Gladstone, by whom soldSale, Christie's, London, 21-22 July 1960, lot 164, where purchased by the present owner's familySometimes also styled de Marmion owing to their descent from the feudal barons of Marmion, the Dymoke family of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, held the hereditary office of King's Champions and descended from Sir John Dymoke of Srivelsby, Lincolnshire (died 1381), who married Margaret Ludlow, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas de Ludlow. The chief part of the family seat of Scrivelsby Court was destroyed by fire in the 18th century. In the part consumed was a very large hall, in the panels of the wainscoting of which was depicted the various arms and alliances of the family, through all its numerous and far-traced descents.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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