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Portrait of a Lady; probably Mary Parsons, later Mrs Draper: 2442

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Current Location: Gallery 2

Titles

Portrait of a Lady; probably Mary Parsons, later Mrs Draper

Maker(s)

Painter: Lely, Peter

Entities

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Notes

History note: (?) With Henry Graves & Co., London; coll. Charles Heath Warner, of London, sold Christie's, 28 November 1879 (143), bt. Chalkley; anon. sale, Sotheby's, 23 April 1941 (164), bt. for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 126.1 cm
Width: 101.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1660s
Production date: circa AD 1665

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WO/10200
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Method of creation: MS
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 3 I L
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Type: Stencil
  • Text: of Henry Graves & Co., 6 Pall Mall, (with MS number) 2(?)876
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Method of creation: Printed, with MS addition
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2442
Primary reference Number: 3584

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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