Circle/Studio of Willem Wissing
British, 1656-1687
Portrait of Queen Anne as a Young Woman
Oil on canvas
Unsigned. Portrait of a young Queen Anne in a blue dress with white trim sitting with an ermine robe. Finely carved period wooden frame possibly original. The verso of frame marked with a mid 20th century Christie's stencil.

The offered portrait is a variant of "Portrait of Queen Anne as a Young Woman", 1687 by Willem Wissing and Jan van der Vaart, currently in a private collection.
Stretcher: 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.60 cm.), frame: 57 x 47 in. (144.78 x 119.38 cm.)
The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.

Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple?s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point.

Relined. There are areas along the top stretcher where the canvas has detached. A repaired L-shaped tear at sitter's right elbow is beginning to re-open (The patch to the back of the canvas is visible in the photo.) Craquelure throughout.