JOHN ELLYS (LONDON 1701 – 1757)

Portrait of Charles, 1st Lord Whitworth and his nephew, three-quarter-length

inscribed To our Right/Trusty and well/beloved Charles/Lord Whitworth/Our Ambassador and Plenipotent.'/at the Congress/at Cambray (on the letter)

oil on canvas

118 x 159 cm (46 1/2 x 62 1/2 in)

Provenance:

Sale: Christie's, London, 2nd June 1972, lot 94, (as Jervas)

Christie's, London, 9th November 2005, lot 20