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Peter Lely: A Lyrical Vision, Courtauld Gallery

Peter Lely: A Lyrical Vision, Courtauld Gallery

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Thursday, 11 October, 2012 (All day)
Known principally for his portraits of court beauties, Peter L ely was England’s leading painter from the period of the Civil War to the r eign of Charles II. This exhibition focuses on the artist's all but forgott en early paintings which depict a sensuous pastoral world of shepherds, ny mphs and musicians, painted during the turmoil of the English Civil War an d its aftermath. In addition to achieving renown as a painter, Lely amasse d one of England’s first great collections of drawings. A display of a sele ction of drawings from Lely’s collection will be on view, alongside his ow n. Until 13 January http://bit.ly/QqU1xP