Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709)
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
455 x 345 x 50 mm
Order this imageCollection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171153.3
Summary
Pastel drawing on paper, Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709), after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). A head-and-shoulders portrait of the Duchess of Cleveland, wearing an orange dress and blue cloak. The sitter was the mistress of Charles II.
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist