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Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland

5 of 33 portraits of Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1705)
49 in. x 39 3/4 in. (1245 mm x 1010 mm)
Purchased, 1876
Primary Collection
NPG 427

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Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 1666 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 75
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 129

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