Sir Edward Hyde

Painting

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Sir Edward Hyde

Entry/Object ID

5132

Description

Portrait of Sir Edward Hyde who was an advisor to the English Kings Charles I and Charles II. The portrait was likely made following the Restoration, between 1661 when he was named Earl of Clarendon and 1667, when he was dismissed from his chancellorship. Peter Lely, a leading painter to the English court, thus depicts him in the peak of his career.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of William Wengert

Made/Created

Artist

Lely, Sir Peter

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Notes

Creation Date: 1660s

Ethnography

Notes

Dutch Europe

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PAINTINGS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Width

35-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/4 in

Length

40 in

Exhibitions

Past Present: DePaul Builds An Art Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label

Sir Edward Hyde Lely, Sir Peter 1660's Portrait of Sir Edward Hyde who was an advisor to the English Kings Charles I and Charles II. The portrait was likely made following the Restoration, between 1661 when he was named Earl of Clarendon and 1667, when he was dismissed from his chancellorship. Peter Lely, a leading painter to the English court, thus depicts him in the peak of his career.

Label

Sir Edward Hyde Lely, Sir Peter 1660s Portrait of Sir Edward Hyde who was an advisor to the English Kings Charles I and Charles II. The portrait was likely made following the Restoration, between 1661 when he was named Earl of Clarendon and 1667, when he was dismissed from his chancellorship. Peter Lely, a leading painter to the English court, thus depicts him in the peak of his career.