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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
Peter Edwards (born 1955) Nicholas Hely Hutchinson (born 1955) Jo Self (born 1956) Panayiotis Kalorkoti (born 1957) John O'Carroll (born 1958) Peter Doig (born 1959) Claudette Johnson (born 1959) David Leapman (born 1959) Ian Davenport (born 1960) Nick Fudge (born 1960) Keith Piper (born 1960) Sonia Boyce (born 1962) Gary Hume (born 1962) Tod ...
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The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain Public domain false false The author died in 1680, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .