I took to the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum over the weeked so as to have access to the Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Art collection known as one of the most prestigious private collections in Britain now being exhibitted in Lisbon. Despite not being very keen on animal represented paintings I was impressed by George Stubbs'. Whistle Jacket with the Head groom and two other principal stallions - 1762 - oil on canvas. Five of the Lord Rockingham's stag hounds in a landscape - 1762 - oil on canvas. Portrait of Maud, 7th Countess Fitzwilliam by Philip de Laszlo (1869-1937) - 1911 - oil on canvas. Virgin and child with two angels by Hans Memling (1433-1494) - 1485-90 - oil on paper (left) Virgin in adoration by Quentin Massys (1466-1530) - 1491-1505 - oil on paper. Adoration of the Magi by Master of the Holy Blood (active up to c.1530) - 1530 - oil on paper. Virgin and child by Master of the female - Half-Lengths (active up to the first half of the 16th century) - 1520-50 - oil on paper. Portrait of William Wentworth by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) - 1827 - oil on canvas (left). Portrait of the children of the Earl of Strafford by Sir Anton Van Dyck (1599 -1641) - 1639-40 - oil on canvas (right). Double portrait of the Prince and Princess Palatine by Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656) - 1632 - oil on canvas. Cappriccio of a coastal scene with the anchored Dutch Men-o'-War by Jan Abrahamsz.Beerstraten (1622-1666) - mid 17th century - oil on canvas Portrait of the 1st Duke of St. Albans by Simon Verelst (1644-1721) - 1676-80 - oil on canvas. Portraits of Lady Henrietta Maria (right) and Charles Stanley (left) by Sir Anton Van Dyck - 1637-38 - oil on canvas. Portraits of Lucy, the Countess of Carlisle (left) by Sir Anton Van Dyck - 1637 and Catherine of Braganza (right) by the workshop of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) - 1663-65 - oil on canvas. I was particularly fond of the exhibitted portraits and among those the ones painted by Van Dyck, though the portrait of the Portuguese Catarina de Bragança was quite impressive.

I’ve gotten quite a long way on my 1660’s dress, and the base of the bodice is nearing completion. Time for a blog post about the interior, as it’s quite interesting on it’s…

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