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27 de jun. de 2016 · During the 1660s, chief court artist Peter Lely painted three-quarter-length portraits of the 10 court women who would go on to be known as the Windsor Beauties. Looking at the lineup,...
The Windsor Beauties are a set of portrait paintings, still in the Royal Collection, by Sir Peter Lely and his workshop, produced in the early to mid-1660s, that depict ladies of the court of King Charles II, some of whom were his mistresses. [1] [2] The name stems from the original location of the collection, which was at Windsor Castle.
6 de ago. de 2019 · The gallery of so-called ‘Windsor Beauties’ is the name given to the collection of portraits painted by Sir Peter Lely (1618-80) of celebrated courtesans and women of the nobility in...
30 de nov. de 2020 · A divisive figure in Restoration Britain, Villiers had been painted by Lely numerous times, usually at the request of the King. She was known for her beauty, and quite possibly Lely took influence from her resemblance when creating portraits of other women.
During the 1660s Lady Castlemaine served as the muse of the king’s painter, Sir Peter Lely. She appeared in at least ten paintings by Lely, who was reported to have said ‘that it was beyond the compass of art to give this lady her due, as to her sweetness and exquisite beauty’.
Among his most famous paintings are a series of 10 portraits of ladies from the Royal court, known as the Windsor Beauties, formerly at Windsor Castle but now at Hampton Court Palace; a similar series for Althorp; a series of 12 of the admirals and captains who fought in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, known as the "Flagmen of Lowestoft ...
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 apparently commissioned or at least assembled by Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, probably around 1662-5.
