Name/Title
Sir Edward HydeEntry/Object ID
5132Description
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.Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul University, gift of William WengertMade/Created
Place
Country
EnglandContinent
EuropeNotes
Creation Date: 1660sDimensions
Dimension Description
FrameWidth
35-1/2 inDepth
3-1/4 inLength
40 inExhibition
Past Present: DePaul Builds An Art CollectionInterpretative Labels
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.