Fine Art & Antiques Saturday 23 October 2021, at 10am

ELSTOB & ELSTOB Fine Art & Antiques 23 October 2021, at 10am 450 STUDIO OR FOLLOWER OFWILLEMWISSING (DUTCH, 1656-1687), PORTRAIT OF THOMAS HERBERT, 8TH EARL OF PEMBROKE,AS LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND, oil on canvas, bears Christie’s stencil verso, framed. 126cm by 99.5cm This striking and powerful portrait, painted by an immediate follower ofWillemWissing, is one of seven known versions of the portrait of Lord Pembroke as High Admiral.All versions ultimately derive from the original work byWissing atWilton House, Wiltshire.The original was allegedly executed in Holland circa 1685.AfterWissing died in 1687, the painting was altered twice.These courses of re-painting were to include Pembroke’s Order of the Garter which he received in 1700 and in 1702 to reference his new appointment as Lord High Admiral.The second course of re-painting replaced a cavalry skirmish with the naval scene visible today. It has been posited that this swaggering example of the English Baroque was painted in 1709 after an engraving of the altered original inWilton House. [ 1 ] [ 1 ] Dr James L Connelly, “From Duke to Earl:An English Baroque Portrait of a Lord High Admiral “, Register of the Museum of Art, University of Kansas,Vol III, Number 7, 1966 £3,000.00-£5,000.00