Sir Peter Lely
(1618-1680), Portrait painterSitter in 19 portraits
Artist associated with 843 portraits
The Dutch artist Peter Lely was trained in Haarlem and came to London in the 1640s. In the early part of his career, he painted Biblical and mythological scenes, but it was as a portraitist that he established his reputation, and he worked throughout the civil wars and Interregnum. At the Restoration he was appointed Principal Painter to King Charles II and he was knighted in 1680. By far the most fashionable and influential painter of his time, he also formed a celebrated collection of paintings and drawings. Samuel Pepys called him 'a mighty proud man, and full of state'.
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 17th century?
NPG 76
Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1650, based on a work of circa 1646
NPG 402
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1648
NPG 6007
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1650s
NPG 5176
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas
NPG 5491
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, based on a work of circa 1660
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 1522
Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex; Elizabeth, Countess of Essex
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1655-1660
NPG 5461
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1655-1659
NPG 5488
Charlotte Stanley (née de La Trémoille), Countess of Derby
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1657
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 4296
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1658
NPG 4109
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 74
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1660
NPG 3897
after Sir Peter Lely
chalk, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 491
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, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 609
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 152
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1661-1662
NPG 5077
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1661-1665
NPG 3678
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, after circa 1661
NPG 1838
Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1661
NPG 681
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1662
NPG 2951
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 1662
NPG 1519
Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1662
NPG 6028
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess de Gramont
by John Giles Eccardt, after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 18th century, based on a work of circa 1663
On display at Strawberry Hill Trust, Twickenham
NPG 20
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Sir Peter Lely
watercolour, circa 1765-1809, based on a work of circa 1663
NPG 2403
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1664
NPG 2564
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665-1666
NPG 423
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665-1670
NPG 1853
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665-1670
NPG 253
Unknown woman, formerly known as Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess de Gramont
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1665
NPG 509
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665
NPG 370
after Sir Peter Lely
watercolour on vellum, based on a work of circa 1665
NPG 233
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 1837
style of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1665
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 1100
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1666
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 387
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1666-1667
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 4215
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1666
NPG 1419
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1668
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 1500
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 1668-1669
NPG 880
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1668-1670
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 241
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1670
NPG 951
Unknown man, formerly known as James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1670
NPG 556
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1670
NPG 608
Anna Maria Talbot (née Brudenell), Countess of Shrewsbury
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1670
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 280
Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth
by Richard Gibson, after Sir Peter Lely
watercolour on vellum, early 1670s, based on a work from early 1670s
NPG 6279
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1672
NPG 204
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
circle of Sir Peter Lely
chalk, circa 1673
NPG 2915
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
possibly after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1674, based on a work of circa 1674
NPG 1567
Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1675
NPG 1590
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1675
NPG 279
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1675
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 153
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1675
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 36
Unknown woman, formerly known as Nell Gwyn
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1675
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 3976
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1678
NPG 371
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