John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee (1648?-1689) Jacobite army officer

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Peter Lely was born in Westphalia in Germany. He studied in Haarlem under Pieter de Grebber, becoming a Master of the Haarlem Guild in 1637. He relocated to England in 1641, where he succeeded Sir Antony Van Dyck as Principal Painter to Charles II. Lely presided over a large studio and employed several assistants. He frequently painted only the head of the sitter himself, before passing the work to an assistant to complete. The work of his assistants is often mistakenly attributed to Lely himself. He was knighted in 1680, shortly before his death that year. At the time of his death, over 100 canvases remained in his studio, many copies executed by assistants. His assistants also produced independent work in the style of their master.

People

John, 1st Viscount of Dundee Graham (1648? - 1689)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, tree, stone/rock, 17th century costume, armour, Viscount, sword

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
William Hilton (1786 - 1839)
John Samuel Agar (c.1773 - 1858)

Title

John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee (1648?-1689) Jacobite army officer

Date

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Presented by Sir Nigel Ronald, January 1954

GAC number

15866