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Description: | Lely, born in Soest, Westphalia and trained in Holland as a portrait painter, came to London in 1643, during the Civil War, and became the principal painter to both King Charles I and Charles II, being named a baronet in 1679-80. He was the most successful and prolific portrait painter of the later seventeenth century, employing many assistants. | Subjects: | portrait (Duchess of Bedford) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8511... | Go to resource |
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