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Sir Peter Lely

(1618-1680), Portrait painter

Sitter 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'.

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John Selden, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 76

John Selden

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 17th century?
NPG 76

Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford), after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 402

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

Henry Stone, by Sir Peter Lely - NPG 6007

Henry Stone

by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1648
NPG 6007

Henry Marten (Martin), by Sir Peter Lely - NPG 5176

Henry Marten (Martin)

by Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1650s
NPG 5176

James Ussher, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 574

James Ussher

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1654
NPG 574

Sir William Compton, by Henry Peart the Elder, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG 1522

Sir William Compton

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

James Harrington, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 4109

James Harrington

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1658
NPG 4109

Abraham Cowley, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 74

Abraham Cowley

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 74

George Morley, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 491

George Morley

after Sir Peter Lely
chalk, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 491

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG 609

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1660
NPG 609

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