Apologies...

March 13 2025

Picture: AB

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Apologies for the slow service this week. It has been rather busy with various projects, including presenting tours of the Old Masters collection at Burghley House yesterday for the Master's Degree students at the Sotheby's Institute. In fact, I was very lucky that the curators there were kind enough to bring down this rather beautiful Joan Carlile from the family's private quarters for us to look at. I think it is one of her most extravagant portraits, laden with pearls, a copper coloured dress (Joan had a penchant for white ones it appears), an ornamental fountain and other details that aren't present in many of her other known works. It was a real joy to see it in the flesh.

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