Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680): Dutch Classicist, English Portraitist, and Collector Brandon Henderson DISSERTATION.COM Boca Raton Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680): Dutch Classicist, English Portraitist, and Collector Copyright © 2001 Brandon Henderson All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Dissertation.com Boca Raton, Florida USA • 2008 ISBN-10: 1-59942-688-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-59942-688-4 Due to large file size, some images within this ebook do not appear in high resolution. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to pay tribute to those who contributed significantly to this work. First, I want to thank my Mom and Dad for their love and encouragement throughout this project and always. Second, I want to thank Dr. Megan Aldrich and Dr. Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, for their comments and suggestions. Third, I want to acknowledge the staff at the British Library and the National Art Library within the Victoria and Albert Museum for their support. And finally, I want to thank the library staff at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, for their assistance. ii CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................... ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . ...................................................................................... iv CHAPTER I Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 II From Pieter Van Der Faes to Sir Peter Lely: The Historical Context ...................................................................................... 8 III Sir Peter Lely: Dutch Classicist ........................................................................ 23 IV Sir Peter Lely: English Portraitist . ................................................................... 34 V Sir Peter Lely: Collector ................................................................................... 53 VI Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 74 APPENDIX I Regulen: Welcke by een Goet Schilder en Teykenaer Geobserveert en Achtervolght Moeten Werder / Rules: To be Observed and Followed by a Good Painter and Draughtsman. By Pieter Fransz. De Grebber ................................ 77 II Sale Catalogue of Sir Peter Lely’s Collection: 18 April 1682 .......................... 80 III Principal Painters in Stuart England, 1603-1714 . ............................................ 83 IV Hand List of Paintings and Drawings by Lely in Major Museums, Public Galleries, Royal Palaces, Castles, and Country Houses ................................... 84 BIBLIOGRAPHY . ....................................................................................................... 91 ILLUSTRATIONS .................................................................................................. 1 00 iii ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure 1. Sir Peter Lely, Bathing Nymphs, oil on canvas, 1640, 82 by 99 cm (Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes) ................................... 100 2. Sir Anthony Van Dyck, William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary, Princess Royal of England, oil on canvas, 1641, 182.5 by 142 cm (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) .. 101 3. Sir Peter Lely, Princess Mary (1631-1660), oil on panel, signed and dated Peter van der Faes 1641, 97 by 61 cm (Private Collection) .......................................................................... 102 4. Sir Peter Lely, Charles I and James, Duke of York, oil on canvas, 1647, 126.4 by 146.7 cm (Syon House, Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Brentford) . ................................... 103 5. Sir Peter Lely, James, Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth, and Henry, Duke of Gloucester: the Children of Charles I, oil on canvas, 1647, 199 by 233 cm (Petworth House, Collection of Lord Egremont, Sussex) ............................................. 104 6. Sir Anthony Van Dyck, The Three Eldest Children of Charles I, oil on canvas, 1635, 133.4 by 151.8 cm (The Royal Collection of Her Majesty The Queen) ......................... 105 7. Sir Anthony Van Dyck, William, Lord Raby, and his Sisters, Lady Anne and Lady Arabella: the Children of the Earl of Strafford, oil on canvas, c. 1636-1640, 208.3 by 163.8 cm (Private Collection) .......................................................................... 106 8. Sir Peter Lely, Elizabeth Murray, Lady Tollemache, oil on canvas, 1647-8, 121.9 by 101.6 cm (Ham House, London) ............. 107 9. David Teniers, Self-Portrait with his Family, oil on canvas, c. 1645, 38 by 58 cm (Gemaldegalerie, Berlin) . .............................. 108 10. Sir Peter Lely, The Concert (Lely and his Family), oil on canvas, c. 1656, 122.9 by 234.8 cm (Courtauld Institute, Lee Collection, London) . ................................................................ 109 iv 11. Sir Peter Lely, The Finding of Moses, oil on canvas, c. 1640, 54 by 63 cm (Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes) . ................. 110 12. Sir Peter Lely, The Finding of Moses, oil on canvas, c. 1640, 94 by 134.5 cm (Whereabouts Unknown) .......................... 111 13. Sir Peter Lely, Amorous Couple in a Landscape, oil on canvas, c. 1640, 88 by 96 cm (Musee des Beaux- Arts, Valenciennes) .......................................................................... 112 14. Sir Peter Lely, Cimon and Iphigenia, oil on canvas, c. 1650-5, 105.4 by 166.3 cm (Knole, Collection of Lord Sackville, Kent) ..................................................................... 113 15. Sir Peter Lely, The History of Europa, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 120.6 by 132 cm (Chatsworth, Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Derbyshire) . ............................................. 114 16. Sir Peter Lely, Diana with Attendants at a Fountain, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 84 by 122 cm (Whereabouts Unknown) . ....................................................................................... 115 17. Sir Peter Lely, Sleeping Nymphs by a Fountain, oil on canvas, c. 1655, 128 by 144.5 cm (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London) .............................................................................. 116 18. Sir Peter Lely, The Infant Bacchus at Play, oil on canvas, c. 1650-5, 62 by 77.5 cm (Helmingham Hall, Collection of Lord Tollemache, Suffolk) . ......................................................... 117 19. Cornelis Holsteyn, Triumph of the Young Bacchus, oil on canvas, 1654, 51.5 by 66.5 cm (K. Hermsen Gallery, The Hague) ......................................................................... 118 20. Sir Peter Lely, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, oil on canvas, c. 1650-5, 87.6 by 81.2 cm (Collection of the Maharaja of Baroda) . ...................................... 119 21. Sir Peter Lely, Vertumnus and Pomona, called The Letter, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 108 by 85.7 cm (Institute of the Arts, Detroit) . ......................................................... 120 22. Sir Peter Lely, Sleeping Girl and Duenna, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 103.5 by 99 cm (Hatfield House, Collection of the Marquess of Salisbury, Hertfordshire) ................ 121 v 23. Sir Peter Lely, Susannah and the Elders, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 104.1 by 152.4 cm (Burghley House, Collection of the Marquess of Exeter, Lincolnshire) ...................... 122 24. Sir Peter Lely, The Penitent Magdalen, oil on canvas, c. 1650-5, 184 by 158 cm (The Royal Collection of Her Majesty The Queen) ........................................................................ 123 25. Sir Peter Lely, Cimon and Iphigenia, oil on canvas, c. 1650 (Doddington Hall, Collection of the Jarvis Family, Lincolnshire) ....................................................................... 124 26. Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of a Girl, oil on canvas, 1640, 61 by 48.3 cm (Private Collection) . ................................................ 125 27. Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of Katherine Wolstenholme, oil on canvas, c. 1643 (Whereabouts Unknown) . ............................ 126 28. Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of Leonard Grey, oil on canvas, c. 1643, 74.9 by 62.2 cm (Whereabouts Unknown) ......................... 127 29. Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of a Man, oil on canvas, c. 1645, 102.9 by 77.5 cm (Bodleian Library, Oxford) . ................................ 128 30. Sir Peter Lely, Blind Harper, oil on wood panel, c. 1645, 67.3 by 58.4 cm (Althorp, Collection of the Earl Spencer, Northamptonshire) . ........................................................... 129 31. Hendrick Ter Brugghen, A Laughing Bravo with a Bass Viol and a Glass, oil on canvas, 1625, 104.8 by 85.1 cm (The Royal Collection of Her Majesty The Queen) ......................... 130 32. Sir Peter Lely, James, Duke of York, oil on canvas, 1647, 74.9 by 62.2 cm (Syon House, Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Brentford) ........................................................ 131 33. Sir Peter Lely, Charles I, oil on canvas, 1647, 74.9 by 62.2 cm (Syon House, Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Brentford) . ........................................................... 132 34. Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of Henry Sidney, later Earl of Romney, oil on canvas, c. 1650, 165.1 by 124.5 cm (Penshurst Place, Collection of Viscount de L’Isle, Kent) . ............. 133 vi 35. Sir Peter Lely, A Man Playing a Violin, oil on canvas, c. 1648, 142.2 by 93.3 cm (Whereabouts