Larkin's Pope portrait condition impresses
An impeccably preserved portrait of Thomas Pope, later 3rd Earl of Downe, by William Larkin (1580-1619), led Bonhams’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) Old Master Paintings sale on July 5.
The 22 x 17in (57 x 44cm) oil on panel had spent much of its life at Wroxton Abbey, a Jacobean hou…