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Sir Peter Lely

1618–1680

Man Playing a Pipe c.1648
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In Tate Britain

Historic and Modern British Art

Biography

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.

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Artworks

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  • Girl with a Parrot

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1670
  • Frans Mercurius van Helmont

    Sir Peter Lely
    1670–1
  • Two Ladies of the Lake Family

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1660
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • Elizabeth, Countess of Kildare

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1679
  • Susanna and the Elders

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1650–5
  • Portrait of an Unknown Woman

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1670–5
  • Boy Playing a Jew’s Harp

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1648
  • Man Playing a Pipe

    Sir Peter Lely
    c.1648

Features

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  • Essay

    Boy Playing a Jew’s Harp c.1648 by Sir Peter Lely

  • Essay

    Elizabeth, Countess of Kildare c.1679 by Sir Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Frans Mercurius van Helmont 1670–1 by Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Girl with a Parrot c.1670 by Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Man Playing a Pipe c.1648 by Sir Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Portrait of an Unknown Woman c.1670–5 by Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Two Ladies of the Lake Family c.1660 by Sir Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

  • Essay

    Susanna and the Elders c.1650–5 by Sir Peter Lely

    Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

Related art terms

Restoration Court Later Stuart Baroque Netherlands-trained, working in Britain Civil War and Commonwealth
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