Artist: Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Nationality: British
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born to Dutch parents in Germany and originally named Peter can der Faes, Lely took his name from his family home. He entered the guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem in 1637 before moving to London a decade later where he painted landscapes, religious scenes, and historical subjects. Lely was influenced by Anthony van Dyck and received many of his clients after his death. In 1661, he became the Principal Painter for the English monarchy and also oversaw their art collection. Lely’s studio managed to keep up with the increasing demand for his portraits.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Sir Peter Lely, The Earl of Arlington, 17th century
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Sir Peter Lely, Miss Constance Weston, 17th century
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Arnold de Jode, Portrait of Sir Peter Lely, 17th century
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Isaac Beckett, Portrait Of Sir Peter Lely, 17th - 18th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Sir Peter Lely Title: Portrait of Lady Penelope Spencer Date: 1670 - 1680 Medium:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Barbara Villiers (1640-1709), Duchess of Cleveland Workshop of Sir Peter Lely (British, after 1670)Oil on
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Sir Henry Capel (1638-1696) Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (Dutch, 1618-1680)Oil on canvas;
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Portrait of a Woman Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (Dutch, 1618-1680)Oil on canvas;
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Loiuse de Keroualle
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Peter Lely - Portrait of Lady Penelope Spencer late 1660's oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts Dutch
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Sir Peter Lely - The Countess of Radnor, Letitia Isabella Smith c. 1647 Oil on canvas The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens English
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Sir Peter Lely - Portrait of Anne, first wife of Sir Frances Warre n.d. oil on canvas Mead Art Museum, Amherst College Dutch
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Peter Lely - Portrait of a Lady: probably Mary Parsons, later Mrs. Draper c. 1665 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
Museum of Fine Arts -
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528 The Prodigal Son amid the Swine probably 1496 Engraving Platemark: 24.8
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Circle Of Domenico Campagnola, Italian, 1484-1550 Formerly attributed to Constantino Malombra, Italian, end of 16th
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Peter Wtewael - The Denial of Peter 1620's oil on wood Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Mary Capel (1630-1715), Later Duchess of Beaufort, and Her Sister Elizabeth (1633-1678), Countess of Carnarvon
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Peter Paul Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens - p.708 Harper"s Weekly, 8 September 1877, 16th - 17th century
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Michele Giambono - Saint Peter c. 1445-1450 tempera on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Hans Hofmann - Struwel Peter 1965 Oil on Canvas University of California, Berkeley Art Museum American
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Maud Molyneux - Portrait of Peter early 20th cent oil on canvas Brighton and Hove Museums English
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Gerrit van Honthorst - The Denial of St. Peter c. 1623 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts Dutch
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John Singer Sargent - Peter A. B. Widener 1902 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Marco Zoppo - Saint Peter c. 1468 tempera on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Hendrik van Steenwyck the younger - The Liberation of St Peter 1615 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
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Hendrik van Steenwyck the younger - The Liberation of St Peter 1626 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
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Georges de la Tour - St. Peter Repentant 1645 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Nicolas Tournier - The Denial of St. Peter c. 1630 oil on canvas High Museum of Art
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Peter Takal, City at Dawn, 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Peter Max, Witnessing From Above, 1972
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Peter Paul Rubens, The Tribute Money, after the painting by Peter Paul Rubens now in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 17th century
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Carlo Crivelli - Saint Peter the Apostle c. 1470 tempera on wood pane The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Carlo Crivelli - Saints Peter and Paul c. 1470's egg tempera on popla The National Gallery, London Italian
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Felice Torelli - Martyrdom of St. Peter Martyr c. 1727 oil on laid paper The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Leonard Bramer - The Liberation of Saint Peter c. 1625 oil on slate Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Charles Poerson - St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem 1642 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Mary Brandish Way - Portrait of Peter Richards n.d. watercolor on silk h Florence Griswold Museum American
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Pietro da Cortona - The Calling of St Peter and St Andrew 1626-1630 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum Italian
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Gerard David - Saint Peter and a Donor c. 1515 oil on oak The National Gallery, London Netherlandish
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Eleanor Lum (Peter Boy), Tourists, 1920

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Museum of Fine Art, Houston: Rembrandt to Gainsborough: Masterpieces from England's Dulwich Picture Gallery
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