Painted c.1640, around a century after the wife of Henry VIII died, the miniature is in watercolour on vellum and is offered for £22,500.
Though a well-known artist for his graphic work, Hollar’s miniatures are rare. Only one other is known, now in the Royal Collection.
The exhibition from May 13-17 comprises almost 30 miniatures. It includes the recent rediscovery of a work by Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) unearthed by Cox at an auction in Texas (ATG No 2639).
Polish looker
The show is filled with similar rediscoveries and good stories.
Richard Cosway, portrait miniature of Henryk Ludwick Lubomirski (1777-1850), watercolour on ivory, 1787, offered for £6500 in the joint portrait miniature exhibition by Emma Rutherford of The Limner Company and Nick Cox of Period Portraits.
Take, for example, a portrait of Prince Henryk Lubomirski, 1787, by Richard Cosway, which comes from the collection of J Pierpont Morgan.
The Polish aristocrat was known for his beauty as a young boy and was kidnapped by another Polish royal who eventually travelled with him to Paris where he was depicted by artists such as Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. Another recent rediscovery, the watercolour on ivory is available for £6500.
English school, c.1600, after Marcus Gheeraets the Younger portrait miniature of Sir Francis Drake (1540-96), available for £4800 in the joint portrait miniature exhibition by Emma Rutherford of The Limner Company and Nick Cox of Period Portraits.
The show is run online, where every day for its duration the dealers will host live talks on the pieces with experts such as curators and auctioneers.
Prices in the exhibition range from £1000-120,000.
