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COLLECTION OF SIR R. PEEL. 375
94 Lord Stowell.—Seated. Not quite full length. Exhibited
in 1824.
95 The Earl of Liverpool.—Full length; standing: in his
hand he holds the “ Act of Parliament for the Foundation
of the National Gallery.” Exhibited in 1827.
96 The Right Hon. George Canning.—Full length: standing
in his place in the House of Commons, in act to speak.
Exhibited in 1826.
97 The Earl of Aberdeen.—Three-quarters: standing. Ex-
hibited in 1830. »
98 *The Right Hon. W. Huskisson.
go *Robert Southey, the poet.—Three-quarters. Exhibited
in 1829.
100 *Henry Fuseli, R.A.—Front face. Three-quarters. Hold-
ing a portcrayon.
LELY (Sir Peter), b. 1617, at Soest, in Westphalia ; practised his art
chiefly in England, and died in London, in 1680.
101 *Portrait of Cowley, the poet, when young.—Half length.
In the character of a shepherd boy: he holds a flute. The
face is seen nearly in profile, with flowing hair; and the
whole picture, as Walpole truly expresses it, “has a pas-
toral simplicity and beauty quite characteristic.” Pur-
chased from the Strawberry-hill collection, in 1842. From
this picture, Zincke made an exquisite enamel, which was
also sold from the Strawberry-hill collection.
102 *Tortrait of the Countess of Kildare—holding a flower.
From the collection of Lord de Roos.
103 *Portrait of Nell Gwyn—seated on a bank.*
104 *Portrait of Wycherley, the dramatic poet—at the age of
28.f Painted, therefore, in Lely’s best time, about 1663.
* It is the same as the portrait in the possession of General Grosvenor, once
belonging to the St. Albans family, except that the lamb is omitted.
t This is a celebrated portrait. There is an engraving by Smith, executed
about 1703 ; underneath it the words, “ Quantum mutatus ab illo !” the exclama-
tion uttered by Wycherley, when he saw his own portrait after the lapse of years.
94 Lord Stowell.—Seated. Not quite full length. Exhibited
in 1824.
95 The Earl of Liverpool.—Full length; standing: in his
hand he holds the “ Act of Parliament for the Foundation
of the National Gallery.” Exhibited in 1827.
96 The Right Hon. George Canning.—Full length: standing
in his place in the House of Commons, in act to speak.
Exhibited in 1826.
97 The Earl of Aberdeen.—Three-quarters: standing. Ex-
hibited in 1830. »
98 *The Right Hon. W. Huskisson.
go *Robert Southey, the poet.—Three-quarters. Exhibited
in 1829.
100 *Henry Fuseli, R.A.—Front face. Three-quarters. Hold-
ing a portcrayon.
LELY (Sir Peter), b. 1617, at Soest, in Westphalia ; practised his art
chiefly in England, and died in London, in 1680.
101 *Portrait of Cowley, the poet, when young.—Half length.
In the character of a shepherd boy: he holds a flute. The
face is seen nearly in profile, with flowing hair; and the
whole picture, as Walpole truly expresses it, “has a pas-
toral simplicity and beauty quite characteristic.” Pur-
chased from the Strawberry-hill collection, in 1842. From
this picture, Zincke made an exquisite enamel, which was
also sold from the Strawberry-hill collection.
102 *Tortrait of the Countess of Kildare—holding a flower.
From the collection of Lord de Roos.
103 *Portrait of Nell Gwyn—seated on a bank.*
104 *Portrait of Wycherley, the dramatic poet—at the age of
28.f Painted, therefore, in Lely’s best time, about 1663.
* It is the same as the portrait in the possession of General Grosvenor, once
belonging to the St. Albans family, except that the lamb is omitted.
t This is a celebrated portrait. There is an engraving by Smith, executed
about 1703 ; underneath it the words, “ Quantum mutatus ab illo !” the exclama-
tion uttered by Wycherley, when he saw his own portrait after the lapse of years.