A strong and pleasing image by an artist as yet unidentified but very strongly influenced by Sir Peter Lely; the drapery is depicted in a flamboyantly painterly manner, with a real enjoyment in the handling of the medium.
SIR PETER LELY (1618-80) was the dominant Court and Society portraitist of the reign of Charles ll, noted for the sensual way he portrayed many of the female members of the permissive Court. Lely was appointed Principal Painter to the King in 1661 and knighted in 1680; his influence on portraitists of the time was profound.
PROVENANCE; a Kent private collection.
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Sold....portrait of a Lady C.1675 by a Follower of Sir Peter Lely
