A LATE 17th century painting which used to hang in the doorway at The Langdale Chase Hotel Windermere has sold for an impressive £26,000 at Mitchells auction.
The large, unframed 17th century portrait of a Catholic nobleman wearing armour of the Order of Santiago - which measures some 131cm high and 112cm wide - had previously been located in a doorway at the hotel giving rise to some damage to the canvas caused by the door handle and passing guests over many years.
A spokesperson said: "This didn’t deter bidders and the painting was eventually sold internationally to a buyer in Spain.
"Two other paintings from the hotel also reached top prices.
"An oil on canvas of an extensive rocky coastal landscape with a shipwreck in the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) sold for £3,600 and a portrait of a lady wearing a yellow dress with a landscape beyond by a follower of Peter Lely (1618-1680) made £2,400."
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