Sir Peter Lely
Lady Diana Bruce (died 1672)
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680) English
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title:Lady Diana Bruce (died 1672)
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date created:1660 - 1670
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:122.00 x 96.50 cm; Framed: 139.70 x 114.40 x 7.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequest of Mrs Nisbet Hamilton Ogilvy of Biel 1921
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accession number:NG 1507
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Sir Peter Lely
Sir Peter Lely
Lely was born in Soest, Germany, of Dutch parents. In 1637 he was registered as a pupil of Pieter de Grebber in his father's home town of Haarlem. He came to London in about 1643, and in 1647 painted the children of Charles I, in custody during the Civil War. By the end of the Commonwealth, he was...