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Possibly Paul Van Somer (ENGLAND / BELGIUM, 1576 - 1621) a pair of James I period betrothal portaits of a lady and a gentleman, Sir Thomas Walmesley and his fiancee. Each one half length oil on canvas, she wearing a richly decorated robe and resting her arm upon a chair. He, wearing a brocaded doublet and sword. Mounted in ornate giltwood frames. Possibly by or a follower of Paul Van Somer (ENGLAND / BELGIUM, 1576 - 1621). Canvases measure approx. 42 1/4" height x 33" width to sight. Measures approx. 50 1/4" height x 41 1/4" width overall including frame. Works appear good condition. Hairlines throughout frames with evidence of repairs. Research notes: Research started with finding labels on the back of the portraits for framers in Manchester where the pair were re0framed in about 1860. The labels read Thos. ***W & Sons, London, Old Bond Street Galleries, Piccadilly, Liverpool Exchange Art Gallery, Dale Streen and Manchester, 14 Exchange Street. As on the Exchange Street Address appears elsewhere on the frames. The framers would have been based in Manchester with subsidiaries in both London and Liverpool. The name "Walmesley" is inscribed in the rebates in the inside of the frames. We now had the family name and area of the workshop, Manchester. As it was custom to have works carried out in local workshops, the family would therefore have resided in the Manchester areaand from the pictures it is perfectly clear that they were extremely wealthy. Provenance: W. R. Harvey & Co. Limited.

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