Sir Peter Lely
Sir William Purves of Woodhouselee, d. 1685. Solicitor-General for Scotland
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title:Sir William Purves of Woodhouselee, d. 1685. Solicitor-General for Scotland
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accession number:PG 3539
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materials:Oil on panel
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date created:after 1670
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measurements:61.80 x 50.90 cm (framed: 82.2 x 67.8 x 7.5cm)
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credit line:David Laing bequest to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Gifted in 2009
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…
