Abraham Cowley

1 portrait

Abraham Cowley, after Sir Peter Lely, (circa 1660) - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

© National Portrait Gallery, London

Abraham Cowley

after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, (circa 1660)
29 1/2 in. x 24 3/4 in. (749 mm x 629 mm)
Purchased, 1859
Primary Collection
NPG 74


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Sitterback to top

  • Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), Poet. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 824 portraits, Sitter associated with 18 portraits.

Linked publicationsback to top

  • Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 85
  • Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 85
  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 148