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Jun 24, 2024 · Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 7 December 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. He became a naturalised British subject and was knighted in 1679.
3 days ago · James and Anne Hyde in the 1660s, by Sir Peter Lely. After the collapse of the Commonwealth in 1660, Charles II was restored to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland. Although James was the heir presumptive, it seemed unlikely that he would inherit the Crown, as Charles was still a young man capable of fathering children.
Jun 30, 2024 · Sir Peter Lely. Sir Peter Lely, the celebrated painter, purchased a house at Kew, to which, during the latter part of his life, he frequently retired : after his death, it escheated to the crown, but through the good offices of Lord Keeper North, was restored to his family , some
4 days ago · Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and later Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709), full-length, seated in a silver dress and blue drapery, a landscape beyond (Undated), sold for $716,300 ($151,800 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
2 days ago · Amid the vast formal space, a series of commissioned works by master painters, such as George Stubbs, Anthony van Dyck, Peter Lely and John Constable, hang next to complementary Chippendale and museum-worthy antiquities for all to see. Since Elizabeth, Weston Park has undergone numerous transformations.
Jun 28, 2024 · The first of a succession of famous painters who lived in the square was (Sir) Peter Lely; he became the tenant at No. 10–11 in about 1651. Later occupants included two other court painters, Sir Godfrey Kneller and Sir James Thornhill.
3 days ago · Anne (centre) and her sister Mary (left) with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II. Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde.
