GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Engraver | Alexander Bannerman (1730-1779) |
| Date | 1805 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Category | Portraits |
| Source | A Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square |
This engraved portrait presents Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), the foremost court painter of Restoration England. Serving King Charles II, Lely shaped the visual language of aristocratic portraiture through refined elegance and controlled idealization. The portrait reinforces his authoritative position within the English art establishment of the late seventeenth century.
