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Horatio, First Viscount Townsend (1630-1687)
LELY, Sir Peter (1618-1680)
Sir Horatio Townsend (1630-87) of Raynham Hall, Norfolk, was a member of the deputation which invited Charles II to return in 1660. Rewarded with a barony, he became a viscount in 1672. Lely a Dutch painter, had settled in Britain in the early 1640s. After the Restoration he became the favorite painter of the court, creating a relaxed, refined style.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 24
Creation/Production
LELY, Sir Peter
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 221
Width
(cm): 129.9
Height
(in): 87
Width
(in): 51
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Gallery 03
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