Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter
Sitter associated with 18 portraits
Artist associated with 824 portraits
Portrait painter and Principal Painter to Charles II; born of Dutch parents, he trained in Haarlem; came to London in the 1640s and quickly established a reputation as a portraitist; appointed Principal Painter at the Restoration and knighted, 1680; was prolific, and easily the most fashionable painter of his time; formed a celebrated collection of paintings and drawings and was well known for his high living; Pepys called him 'a mighty proud man, and full of state'.
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1648
On display in Room 6 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6007
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1650s
On display in Room 5 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5176
Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1650 (circa 1646)
NPG 402
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 6496
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1654
NPG 574
by Henry Peart the Elder, after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (circa 1655)
On display at Gawthorpe Hall
NPG 1522
Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex; Elizabeth, Countess of Essex
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1655-1660
On display in Room 7 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5461
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1655-1659
NPG 5488
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (1657)
On display at Gawthorpe Hall
NPG 4296
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (1658)
NPG 1975
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (circa 1658)
NPG 4109
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (circa 1660)
NPG 74
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 1660s
NPG 5077
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1660
On display in Room 7 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3897
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1660
NPG 4622
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (circa 1660)
NPG 609
by or after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1660
NPG 152
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1661-1665
NPG 3678
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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