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 British subject and was knighted in 1679.
Self-portrait, oil on canvas, c. 1660
Peter Lely – Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Long-time mistress of Charles II of England, Nell Gwynne as Venus, with her son, Charles Beauclerk, as Cupid.
Nymphs by a Fountain, an atypical mythological work
Soest is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district.
Soest
Church of St. Patrokli
Soest, view to a street
Soest, view to a street