Barbara Villiers (1640–1709), Duchess of Cleveland
Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
Catalogue
- Year
- 1670
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 89 x 54 in. (226.1 x 137.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Peter Lely
Artist
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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Study for a Portrait of a Woman
1670 · Oil on canvas
Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman
1665 · Black chalk with touches of red, heightened with white, on buff paper.
Ridder van de Orde van de Kousenband
1663 · chalk, paper, graphite (mineral), charcoal stick
Onderwapenheraut van de Orde van de Kousenband
1663 · chalk, paper
A Knight of the Order of the Garter
1663 · Black and white chalk, gray pastel, on blue-gray paper
Portret van een onbekende vrouw
1658 · paper, chalk
Record
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- Peter Lely
- Year
- 1670
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 89 x 54 in. (226.1 x 137.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1670-008650
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified