Peter Lely

Peter Lely
Born
Pieter van der Faes

(1618-09-14)14 September 1618
Soest, Westphalia, Germany
Died7 December 1680(1680-12-07) (aged 62)
Covent Garden, England
NationalityDutchEnglish
Known forPainting
Signature

Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 7 December 1680)[1][2] was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. He became a naturalised British subject and was knighted in 1679.

  1. ^ "Artist Info". nga.gov. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference lely was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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