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Horatio, First Viscount Townsend (1630-1687)
LELY, Sir Peter
(Artist)
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
Role: Artist
Acquisition
Purchase, 1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 221
Width
(cm): 129.9
Height
(in): 87
Width
(in): 51 1/8
Material
Oil
Canvas
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