SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON) - photo 1
SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON) - photo 2
SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON) - photo 3

SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)

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29.11.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 1071222
Lot 125 | SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)
SIR PETER LELY (SOEST, WESTPHALIA 1618-1680 LONDON)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (1612-1660), half-length, in black

oil on canvas

33 ¼ x 28 1⁄8 in. (84.5 x 71.3 cm.)

in a mid-18th century English frame





Provenance

Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), Hanover Square, by 1801, and thence by descent in the family to,

Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.



Literature

(Possibly) An Inventory and Valuation of the pictures at the house in Hanover Square, taken 5th November 1801 by Mr Wm Comyns, Ombersley MS., no. 66, where described as 'A Kitt Catt of a Gentleman by Sir P. Lily'.

ONM / 1 / 2 / 7, journal entry for a visit to Ombersley Court, 25 August 1950, Oliver Millar Archive, Paul Mellon Centre, London, p. 25.

Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS., as 'English School', where listed in the Wellington Bedroom.

Ombersley Court Catalogue of Pictures, undated, Ombersley MS., p. 54, where listed in Lady Sandys' Room.
Artist:Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Auction house category:Paintings
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