Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), bust-length, in a red brocade doublet with gold trim and lace ruff

Anglo-French School, c.1620 Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), bust-length, in a red brocade doublet with gold trim and lace ruff with identifying inscription, 'Villers [sic.] Duke of Buckingham.' (lower left); and with a seal with the motto 'A deo et rege', showing the arms of Charles Stanhope (1753-1829), 3rd Earl of Harrington, with those of his wife Jane, daughter and coheir of Sir John Fleming Bt. (on the reverse of the canvas) oil on canvas 24 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (61.3 x 48.5 cm.) in a 17th Cenutry Anglo-Dutch lutina frame