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Peter Lely

1618–1680 · Dutch Republic

Born
1618 · Soest
Died
1680 · Covent Garden

38 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Sir Peter Lely, a painter of Dutch origin, spent nearly his entire career in England, becoming the dominant portrait painter to the court. He was knighted in 1680 by King Charles II after becoming a naturalised English subject.

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Sir Peter Lely (Dutch: [ˈliːlɪ]; 14 September 1618 – 30 November 1680) 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 English subject and was knighted in 1680 by King Charles II.

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Selected registered works by Peter Lely

Selected from 38 works by Peter Lely in the Collect24 Registry.

Peter Lely, Portrait of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Peter Lely

Portrait of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, about 1671–1674

Oil on canvas

125.1 × 101.6 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-137798

Peter Lely, Prince Rupert (1619-82)

Peter Lely

Prince Rupert (1619-82), 1666

oil paint

123 × 100.8 cm

Royal Collection

C24-312821

Peter Lely, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Ogle (1667-1722)

Peter Lely

Lady Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Ogle (1667-1722), 1679

oil paint

127.1 × 102.3 cm

Royal Collection

C24-305731

Peter Lely, Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1639-60)

Peter Lely

Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1639-60), 1647

oil paint

149.8 × 130.6 cm

Royal Collection

C24-305596

Peter Lely, Diana and her Nymphs at a Fountain

Peter Lely

Diana and her Nymphs at a Fountain, 1648

oil paint

74.9 × 92.7 cm

Yale Center for British Art

C24-463690

Peter Lely, James VII and II, when Duke of York, 1633 – 1701

Peter Lely

James VII and II, when Duke of York, 1633 – 1701, 1656

oil paint

182.5 × 143.3 cm

National Galleries Scotland

C24-460719

Peter Lely, Lady Frances Savile, Later Lady Brudenell

Peter Lely

Lady Frances Savile, Later Lady Brudenell, 1668

oil paint

76.8 × 63.8 cm

Yale Center for British Art

C24-464295

Peter Lely, Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-71)

Peter Lely

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-71), 1662

oil paint

125.7 × 103.1 cm

Royal Collection

C24-299962

Peter Lely, Frans Mercurius van Helmont

Peter Lely

Frans Mercurius van Helmont, 1670

oil paint

101 × 123.2 cm

Tate

C24-462552

Peter Lely, Prince Rupert, 1619-82, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Count Palatine of the Rhine

Peter Lely

Prince Rupert, 1619-82, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Count Palatine of the Rhine, 1665

oil paint

123 × 99 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

C24-460558

Peter Lely, Sir Frescheville Holles, 1642-72, and Sir Robert Holmes, c. 1622-92

Peter Lely

Sir Frescheville Holles, 1642-72, and Sir Robert Holmes, c. 1622-92, 1672

oil paint

132 × 162.5 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

C24-459192

Peter Lely, Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621-70

Peter Lely

Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621-70, 1665

oil paint

127 × 101.5 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

C24-459188

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