Late 17th-Century Portrait Of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 1930s An unusual oil on canvas

An unusual oil on canvas depicting a bedroom illuminated by the last rays of the evening’s sun

Reuter had a workshop in Lübeck

was primarily known for painting religious subjects and many of his works remain in churches within Austria and Germany

The composition seems to draw your gaze from the graduated sky on the right

It’s almost certainly after a painting by one of the old masters and it feels a little Dutch

Late 17th-Century Portrait Of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 1930s An unusual oil on canvasA beautiful late 17th century English school portrait believed to be a young Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660 1744). She wears a white dress with a red wrap and holds her treasured Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sarah Churchill (ne Jenyns) was considered to be one of the most influential women of her generation. She was close friends with Princess Anne (later Queen Anne), which made her an important ally for leading public figures. By