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SIR PETER LELY (1618-80)
James II (1633-1701) when Duke of York
1665-70RCIN 405673
The painter Peter Lely, who had trained in Haarlem, in the Netherlands, was one of the most celebrated artists working in Britain at this time. He produced a large number of portraits of the royal family and the leading figures at court. Both the Duke of York and his first wife, Anne Hyde, were frequent patrons of Lely.
WINDSOR CASTLE INVENTORY 1872 NoNo 215