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
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