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Portrait of an unknown woman
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The unidentified woman resembles Elizabeth, Countess of Carnarvon, of whom it is known that Lely drew her. Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes), originally from Westphalia, worked as a portraitist in England from the early 1640s.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortret van een onbekende vrouw. 1658. Peter Lely (Sir). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
