
Peter Lely英格兰, 1618–1680可否一睹真容?
倫敦, 英国
仍属馆藏,只是目前没有展出。
The Dutch painter Peter Lely was the first artist in England to produce drawn (rather than painted) portraits. These were intended to be framed and hung in the same way as oil paintings, and they were highly regarded; an early writer remarked that they were ‘commonly reckon’d the most valuable of his Pieces, which were all done entirely by his own Hand, without any other Assistance’.
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
1640s
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 · 工作地
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 · 工作地
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.
1680年11月30日
Died