Late 17th-Century Portrait Of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 1930s An unusual oil on canvas

An unusual oil on canvas depicting a bedroom illuminated by the last rays of the evening’s sun

The composition seems to draw your gaze from the graduated sky on the right

It reminds us of the drama and heightened sense of self often found in Gustave Courbet’s (1819-1877) self-portraits

John Horace Hooper (1851-1906)

It’s almost certainly after a painting by one of the old masters and it feels a little Dutch

Late 17th-Century Portrait Of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 1930s An unusual oil on canvasA beautiful late 17th century English school portrait believed to be a young Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660 1744). She wears a white dress with a red wrap and holds her treasured Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sarah Churchill (ne Jenyns) was considered to be one of the most influential women of her generation. She was close friends with Princess Anne (later Queen Anne), which made her an important ally for leading public figures. By