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Sir Peter Lely, who was born in Germany to Dutch parents, received his early artistic training in Haarlem before moving to England c.1643, where he built up a successful practice working for both Royalists and Parliamentarians. By 1660 he was one of the most celebrated artists in Britain; he was appointed Limner and Picture Drawer to the Charles II that year and granted an annual pension the ...
He then employed assistants to complete the drapery and background. For certain well-known sitters, Lely would retain his original head study to aid in the production of replicas. Because Lely assimilated his female sitters to a contemporary ideal of beauty, it can often be difficult to identify them today, as is the case with this unknown woman.
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) was the daughter of John IV of Portugal who became Charles IIs Queen in 1662. This three-quarter-length portrait was painted, presumably for the sitter, soon after her arrival in England. It is the original for many painted version and copies. The Queen is shown seated, facing to the left, wearing a silk dress with pearls around her neck and at her breast, and ...
6 de ago. de 2019 · Barbara Villiers, nee Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland (ca. 1641-1709) was painted by Lely as one of the ‘Windsor Beauties’ in around 1665. Villiers was much admired for her beauty by Pepys, who ...
This picture forms one of the ‘Windsor Beauties’ series, a set of eleven portraits of celebrated women at the Restoration court painted by Sir Peter Lely. The series was commissioned by Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, probably around 1662-5. Pepys recorded on 21 August 1668 that he ‘did first see the Duke of York’s room of pictures of some Maids of Honour, done by Lilly: Good, but not like ...
18 de jan. de 2023 · “Permissible Beauty” opened at Hampton Court Palace last week in the Communication Gallery and Cartoon Gallery. The exhibition features the “Windsor Beauties”, a set of portraits by ...
