Study for a Portrait of a Woman 1670s Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) Dutch, British This sketch provides a good example of Lelys working method, as one of the most successful portraitists in England in the second half of the seventeenth century. Following the example of Van Dyck, Lely painted only the sitters head in his or her presence, sometimes laying in an outline for the pose and costume. He then employed assistants to complete the drapery and background. For certain well-known sitters, Lely would retain his original head study to aid in the production of replicas. Because Lely assimilated his female sitters to a contemporary ideal of beauty, it can often be difficult to identify them today, as is the case with this unknown woman.. Study for a Portrait of a Woman 436872

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Study for a Portrait of a Woman 1670s Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) Dutch, British This sketch provides a good example of Lelys working method, as one of the most successful portraitists in England in the second half of the seventeenth century. Following the example of Van Dyck, Lely painted only the sitters head in his or her presence, sometimes laying in an outline for the pose and costume. He then employed assistants to complete the drapery and background. For certain well-known sitters, Lely would retain his original head study to aid in the production of replicas. Because Lely assimilated his female sitters to a contemporary ideal of beauty, it can often be difficult to identify them today, as is the case with this unknown woman.. Study for a Portrait of a Woman 436872

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