Tag: Sir Peter Lely

  • Fruit of Friendship: Portraits by Mary Beale

    A prolific portrait painter from the 17th century, Beale left a far-reaching legacy and espoused a progressive partnership of equality with her husband, which enabled her to become one of Britain’s first professional female artists

  • British Baroque: Power and Illusion

    The Tate’s first survey of Britain’s late-17th-century art is a misshapen pearl, often glimmering but curiously uneven

  • Charles II: Art and Power

    The Royal Collection’s exploration of the Merrie Monarch is a historical exhibition par excellence, presenting the king as a gateway to the art, culture and advances of the Restoration