The Windsor Beauties by Sir Peter Lely and the collection of paintings at St James's Palace, 1674
Abstract
The Windsor Beauties, a set of ten portraits of ladies by Sir Peter Lely (1618–80), belongs amongst the most valuable contributions of royal art patronage of the early Restoration in England. Up to now most art historians have assumed the room with the Windsor Beauties to have been in the apartments of the Duke and the Duchess of York at Whitehall in the 1660s, but there is good reason for locating it at their residence at St James's Palace. This article includes a hitherto unpublished inventory which increases our knowledge of the ducal collection of paintings. The function of the collection and the iconography of the portraits within the ducal apartments are at the centre of interest of this study.
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- Authors
- Wenzel, M.
- Corresponding author
- Wenzel, M.
- Venue
- Journal of the History of Collections
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2002-11-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 205-213
- ISSN
- 0954-6650 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-8564
- OpenAlex
- W2019500034
- Semantic Scholar
- a09bed7abe7922916dfedf1cea792d4163ee544b
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the History of Collections (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Museology › Historical Art and Culture Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Historical Art and Architecture Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Art History and Market Analysis
- Keywords
- St. James's Palace, Duke of York, Duchess of York, royal patronage of the arts, Restoration England, portraiture, painting collections, Whitehall
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