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Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 30 November 1680) [1] [2] [3] was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. He became a naturalised British subject and was knighted in 1679.
The painting was first described by George Vertue, who attributed it to Peter Lely and stated that it was painted from a man who was said to look like Shakespeare. [7] It was owned by Thomas Wright of Covent Garden in 1725 when it was engraved by John Simon and attributed to Soest. It was probably painted in the late 1660s, after the ...
The paintings were commissioned from Lely by James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II, in late 1665. [1] James had commanded the English fleet against the Dutch at the Battle of Lowestoft on 13 June 1665, and the portraits were intended to commemorate those who had served under him as junior flag officers and captains of some of the ships. [2]
Pages in category "Paintings by Peter Lely" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Flagmen of ...
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Substantive definitions of English art have been attempted by, among others, art scholar Nikolaus Pevsner (in his 1956 book The Englishness of English Art), [10] art historian Roy Strong (in his 2000 book The Spirit of Britain: A narrative history of the arts) [11] and critic Peter Ackroyd (in his 2002 book Albion). [12]
Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's queen, by Sir Peter Lely, 1663-65.Portraits were the main output of the Principal Painters. The title of Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King or Queen of England or, later, Great Britain, was awarded to a number of artists, nearly all mainly portraitists.