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Lot 221
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STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (1618 - 1680) A THREE-QUARTER LENGTH PORTAIT OF CHARLES II

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 AUD
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Description

  • STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (1618 - 1680)A THREE-QUARTER LENGTH PORTAIT OF CHARLES II
  • 125.7cm by 98.5cm
Bears label on frame with inscription 'Charles II/ By Jack Huysman 1636 - 1696)/ Lent by W. Ruxton Esq.'
Oil on canvas


Catalogue Note

This consciously majestic image of Charles II is one of the numerous portraits of the recently-restored monarch produced in the studo of the court painter Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)