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Peter Lely

Dutch1618–1680

Portrait of Peter Lely

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Sir Peter Lely 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 English subject and was knighted in 1680 by King Charles II.

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Works in the collection

51 works

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