
Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman
Peter LelyWW-1665-008647
1665·Black chalk with touches of red, heightened with white, on buff paper.·11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in. (29.4 x 19.9 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Catalogue
- Year
- 1665
- Dimensions
- 11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in. (29.4 x 19.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Peter Lely
Artist

Peter Lely
Painting
Sir Peter Lely 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 English subject and was knighted in 1680 by King Charles II.
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Record
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- Peter Lely
- Year
- 1665
- Dimensions
- 11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in. (29.4 x 19.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1665-008647
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





