Lot 29 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Barbara Palmer, née Villiers (1640-1709), Countess of Castlemaine and 1st Duchess of Cleveland, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress, a coastal landscape beyond
Sir Peter Lely · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $133,828–$200,743
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 7 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 50 ¼ x 40 5/8 in. (127.6 x 103.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3862933
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Barbara Palmer, née Villiers (1640-1709), Countess of Castlemaine and 1st Duchess of Cleveland, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress, a coastal landscape beyond. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862933.
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Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Barbara Palmer, née Villiers (1640-1709), Countess of Castlemaine and 1st Duchess of Cleveland, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress, a coastal landscape beyond. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862933.
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