‘Nell’ Eleanor Gwyn (Gwynne) (1651–1687)
school of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hatchlands Park, Surrey
NT 1166724
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, ‘Nell’ Eleanor Gwyn (Gwynne) (1651–1687), school of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). A three-quarter-length portrait of a woman, seated, wearing a brown dress and green cloak, a wreath in her left hand, an archway at the right.
Provenance
Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel sale, Christie's London March 7th 1958, lot 40; bought by the Ministry of Works from Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel (1887-1959), and transferred by HM Treasury to the National Trust in 1958
Makers and roles
school of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist