Peter LelyEnglish, 1618–1680Ridder van de Orde van de Kousenband
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Ridder van de Orde van de Kousenband” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-1885-A-478
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Peter Lely
The whole life1641–1680 · Workplace
London
after 1660
A large workshop and mezzotint prints
Demand was high and Lely’s large workshop was prolific: after Lely painted a sitter’s head, his pupils would often complete the portrait in one of a series of numbered poses. Realising that the mezzotint could publicise his portraits, he encouraged Dutch mezzotinters to come to Britain to copy his work, laying the foundations of the English mezzotint tradition.
1661
Post: Principal Painter in Ordinary
1662
Becomes a naturalised English subject
Lely became a naturalised English subject.
