1600s Lely Circle Portrait of Noble Child Dog &Lamb Antique Baroque Oil painting

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1600s Lely Circle Portrait of Noble Child Dog &Lamb Antique Baroque Oil painting Technique (creation media) oil painting on canvas Creation period 1650-1700 Culture British Provenance/origin Private Swedish collection Period and style Restoration/baroque era, na�ve Artist/Maker/Creator Circle/follower of Pieter VAN DER FAES (1618-1680), aka Peter Lely Any inscription/marks -- Measurements metric// frame 103 cm x 80 cm // 4 cm Measurements inches //frame 40,55 in x 31,50 in Net weight App. 6 kg App. Gross weight /dimensional 10 kg Overall Condition Poor-to-satisfactory Imperfections (examine pictures!) Age wear, paint losses, etc; losses to frame Restoration if any Numerous retouches, canvas relined etc etc Estimated Shipping / Packing Costs & Time: $US -- airmail within 4-8 buss. days to European Union and USA $US 145 EMS or FedEx express to EU, USA and Canada (2-4 buss.days) All other destinations need to email us for precise quote. Notes in addition, key words : Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 30 November 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. Contents Lely was born Pieter van der Faes to Dutch parents in Soest in Westphalia,[1] where his father was an officer serving in the armed forces of the Elector of Brandenburg. Lely studied painting in Haarlem, where he may have been apprenticed to Pieter de Grebber. He became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem in 1637. He is reputed to have adopted the surname "Lely" (also occasionally spelled Lilly) from a heraldic lily on the gable of the house where his father was born in The Hague. He arrived in London in around 1641, which was marked by the death of Anthony van Dyck in December. His early English paintings, mainly mythological or religious scenes, or portraits set in a pastoral landscape, show influences from Anthony van Dyck and the Dutch baroque. Lely's portraits were well received, and he succeeded Anthony van Dyck as the most fashionable portrait artist in England. He became a freeman of the Painter-Stainers' Company in 1647 and was portrait artist to Charles I. His talent ensured that his career was not interrupted by Charles's execution, and he served Oliver Cromwell, whom he painted "warts and all", and Richard Cromwell. In the years around 1650 the poet Sir Richard Lovelace wrote two poems about Lely – Peinture and "See what a clouded majesty ..." After the English Restoration in 1660, Lely was appointed as Charles II's Principal Painter in Ordinary in 1661, with a stipend of �200 per year, as Van Dyck had enjoyed in the previous Stuart reign. Lely became a naturalised English subject in 1662. The young Robert Hooke came to London to follow an apprenticeship with Lely before being given a place at Westminster School by Richard Busby. Demand was high, and Lely and his large workshop were prolific. After Lely painted a sitter's head, Lely's pupils would often complete the portrait in one of a series of numbered poses. As a result Lely is the first English painter who has left "an enormous mass of work", although the quality of studio pieces is variable. Among his most famous paintings are a series of 10 portraits of ladies from the Royal court, known as the "Windsor Beauties", formerly at Windsor Castle but now at Hampton Court Palace; a similar series for Althorp; a series of 12 of the admirals and captains who fought in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, known as the "Flagmen of Lowestoft", now mostly owned by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich; and his Susannah and the Elders at Burghley House. His most famous non-portrait work is probably Nymphs by a fountain in Dulwich Picture Gallery. Another large collection of works by Sir Peter Lely is now in the collection of James Stunt. [2] Lely played a significant role in introdu... read more

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