Isaac Oliver I
Portrait of a Young Nobleman, believed to be James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran, and later Earl of Cambridge

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Artist Isaac Oliver I (French, active England, c. 1565–1617)French, active England, c. 1565–1617

CultureFrench

Titles

Portrait of a Young Nobleman, believed to be James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran, and later Earl of Cambridge

Date1617

MediumWatercolor on vellum on pasteboard with gold, enamel, and pearl mount, in leather case

DimensionsPortrait: 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.1 cm)
Locket: 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
Leather case: 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (12.1 × 9.5 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Cecily E. Horton

Object number2020.135

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

MINIATURE (PORTRAITS)

Provenance[Sotheby’s, London, ‘Fine Medieval Objects; Valuable Collection of Portrait Miniatures’ (Earl of Moray), June 30, 1932, lot 135]; Leo R. Schidlof (1886–1966); The Heckett Collection (by 1954); [Sotheby’s, London, ‘Greta S. Heckett, Part II’, July 11, 1977, lot 127]; [Sotheby’s, London, Miniatures, October 19, 1981, lot 50]; [Sotheby’s, London, Miniatures, December 4, 1985, lot 183]; [Christie’s, London, ‘Fine Portrait Miniatures’, March 20, 1990, lot 150]; [Philip Mould & Company, London, intermediary]; Cecily E. Horton, 2018; given to MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition History"Art Treasures," Christie’s, London, October 1932. (Exhibited as James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton).

"Four Centuries of Portrait Miniatures from the Heckett Collection," Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1954.

"Jewel in the Hand: Early Portrait Miniatures from Noble & Private Collections," Philip Mould and Company, London, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed with monogram ‘IO’ and dated ‘1617’

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