Sir Peter Lely
Lady Anne Drummond, Countess of Errol
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680) English
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title:Lady Anne Drummond, Countess of Errol
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:111.80 x 91.40 cm; Framed: 126.70 x 107.00 x 6.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in 2007
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accession number:PGL 1914
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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...
