Peter Lely

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Peter Lely was a prominent 17th-century portrait painter, best known as the leading court artist in England during the Restoration period.

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Peter Lely canonical 3
Sir Peter Lely 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
birthName Pieter van der Faes
burialPlace St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
canonizedIn canon of English portraiture
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1618-09-14
dateOfDeath 1680-11-30
educatedAt Guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem
employer Charles I of England
Charles II of England
James II of England
genre history painting
mythological painting
portrait
givenName Peter
hasSignature signature of Peter Lely on his paintings
influenced English portrait painting of the Restoration period
Godfrey Kneller
influencedBy Anthony van Dyck
Dutch Golden Age painting
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
English
movement Baroque
notableFor being the leading court painter in England during the Restoration
portraits of Charles II and his court
notableWork Flagmen of Lowestoft
Portrait of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
Portrait of Charles II
Portrait of James II as Duke of York
Portrait of Nell Gwyn
Portrait of Sir Peter Lely by himself (self-portrait)
Windsor Beauties
occupation painter
portrait painter
partOf Restoration culture in England
placeOfBirth Duchy of Cleves
Soest
placeOfDeath Kingdom of England
London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King
court painter to Charles II
sexOrGender male
style Baroque portraiture
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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