Which painting by Peter Lely is the most widely known?Display the answer
Queen Mary II (1677), National Portrait Gallery, London. The following entries are James VII and II, when Duke of York (1661) and Portrait of a man, thought to be George Booth, Lord Delamere (1660).
What was the age of Peter Lely when Queen Mary II was painted?Display the answer
59 years: Peter Lely was born in 1618 and Queen Mary II is dated 1677.
Which ten paintings by Peter Lely are the best known?Display the answer
Queen Mary II, James VII and II, when Duke of York, Portrait of a man, thought to be George Booth, Lord Delamere, Henrietta Boyle, Countess of Rochester (1646-1687), Portrait of Elizabeth Lady Monson, Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Portrait of Lady Penelope Spencer, Henrietta Maria av Frankrike, drottning av England, Portrait of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English Admiral and Statesman och Edward Montagu, first Earl of Sandwich. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
How many works by Peter Lely are documented?Display the answer
The catalogue records 240 works by Peter Lely, dated between 1640 and 1680.
Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Peter Lely?Display the answer
Principally in National Portrait Gallery (London), Petworth House (Petworth) och Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In which period were Peter Lely's best-known works painted?Display the answer
In 1660s: 41 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including James VII and II, when Duke of York.
Which are the earliest and latest dated works by Peter Lely on this list?Display the answer
The earliest dated work listed here is John Bainbridge (1582–1643) and daughter (1640); the latest is Simon Patrick (1680).
Which subjects recur most in the work of Peter Lely?Display the answer
Man (24), Woman (19) och Lace (12), out of the 100 works listed on this page.
Which medium predominates in the work of Peter Lely?Display the answer
Oil On Canvas, in 40 of the 100 works listed on this page.
With which art movement is Peter Lely associated?Display the answer
Baroque style, as documented by the works on this page.
Which works by Peter Lely are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery?Display the answer
Queen Mary II, Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex; Elizabeth, Countess of Essex och George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham are among the 15 works on this page in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Are reproductions of paintings by Peter Lely available?Display the answer
Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.