Peter LelyEnglish, 1618–1680Damenportrait mit blauem Hut
May one see it?
Unknown
Belvedere
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
In the catalog
Sources
- Belvedere
- Image: Belvedere — CC BY-SA 4.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Peter Lely
The whole life1640s
Takes Van Dyck’s place at court
Anthony van Dyck, court painter to Charles I, died in 1641, and Lely succeeded him as the most fashionable portrait artist in England. In the service of Lord Northumberland he copied some of Van Dyck’s paintings.
1641–1680 · Workplace
London
1649–1660
Serves the Cromwells after the execution of Charles I
The execution of the king in 1649 did not interrupt his career: Lely served Oliver Cromwell, whom he painted “warts and all”, and Richard Cromwell.
1656 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1679
Knighted by Charles II
Charles II knighted the painter (other accounts give 1680). Soon afterwards Lely died at his easel in Covent Garden while painting a portrait of the Duchess of Somerset; it is believed he likely died after a stroke.
30 November 1680
Died
