An Unidentified Woman
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
635 x 503 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500025
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unidentified Woman, after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), 19th century. A three-quarter-length portrait portrait set against a background with drapery and a stone pillar to the right, with head turned slightly right with dressed curled hair and fringe. She is wearing a gold dress with low neckline, off her right shoulder, white chemise underneath; adorned with a pearl necklace and drop earrings. Her left hand is raised to her shoulder and her right rests on her lap holding a piece of white material. Additional canvas insert separate to painting
Provenance
Original to the house.
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), publisher