30 - IMPORTANT oval miniature on vellum depicting a young woman of high social standing in a three-quarter-length portrait facing left. She is dressed in a carmine velvet gown, an ivory-striped scarf, and adorned with pearls; a few flowers are pinned into her hair, which falls in fine curls. The background features a cloudy sky and a lively landscape depicting a village on a hill. Signed on the right: John Hoskins the Younger

IMPORTANT oval miniature on vellum depicting a young woman of high social standing in a three-quarter-length portrait facing left. She is dressed in a carmine velvet gown, an ivory-striped scarf, and adorned with pearls; a few flowers are pinned into her hair, which falls in fine curls. The background features a cloudy sky and a lively landscape depicting a village on a hill. Signed on the right: John Hoskins the Younger Circa 1645. Set in a 19th-century Renaissance-style gold frame, partially enameled, with a filigree border and white foliage scrolls alternating with four old-cut diamonds and four green floral motifs featuring cabochon-cut garnets at their centers. Movable loop and pendant consisting of a pear-shaped baroque pearl. Dimensions (frame): H 14.3 cm x 9.5 cm. Dimensions (miniature): H 6.7 cm x 5.3 cm Provenance: Sale in Paris on June 22, 2006. John Hoskins the Younger (1615/20–after 1690), one of the greatest English miniaturists of the 17th century, bridging the gap between Nicholas Hilliard and Samuel Cooper.