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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, though,...
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...
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’.
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.
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.
Study for a Portrait of a Woman. Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) Dutch, British. 1670s. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 639. This sketch provides a good example of Lely’s working method as one of the most successful portraitists in England in the second half of the seventeenth century.
1 de nov. de 2002 · The Windsor Beauties, a set of ten portraits of ladies by Sir Peter Lely (1618–80), belongs amongst the most valuable contributions of royal art patronage of the early Restoration in England.
