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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.
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 ...
Three-quarter-length portrait of Charles II (1630-85), standing in armour, wearing the chain of the Garter, holding a baton in his right hand, and resting his left hand on a helmet below the crown and sceptre. The canvas appears to have been left unfinished by Lely and was probably completed later, possibly in Lelys studio. At a still later period the canvas was enlarged to a full-length but ...
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 ...
5 de nov. de 2012 · Peter Lely: A Lyrical Vision, Courtauld Gallery, London WC2 (020 7848 2526) to 13 January. In the 17th century, Peter Lely left Haarlem for London and became a renowned portrait painter. But, as ...
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 ...
Portrait of an Unknown Woman c.1670–5 by Peter Lely. ... individuals: female (1,698) work and occupations (5,453) arts and entertainment (7,210) actor (261) You ...
