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| Keywords: Workshop of Sir Peter Lely - Portrait of Prince Rupert - Walters 371212.jpg Prince Rupert 1619-82 a young man in the painting at far left is here a mature man of the world in the regalia of the Most Noble Order of the Knights of the Garter England's oldest and most prestigious military order Rupert was an outstanding military commander during the English Civil War of 1642-46 in support of his grandfather Charles I He promoted commercial ventures overseas pursued scientific and artistic interests including development of the mezzotint print technique and was an excellent tennis player In the 1660s Pieter Lely was praised as the finest portraitist in England This is one of several versions of this portrait The face demonstrates Lely's more deliberate modeling style in contrast to Van Dyck's; assistants executed the stiffly painted drapery ca 1667 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 222 2 138 5 accession number 37 1212 6571 Earl of Dudley Collection Sale Christie's June 16 1900 no 2 Henry Walters Baltimore June 16 1900 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1900 place of origin London England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license 2D Male portraits by Peter Lely Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Prince Rupert of the Rhine 1667c 17th-century oil portraits of standing men at full length in ceremonial robes 1667c 17th-century portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1667c Allonge wigs in paintings 1667c Black and white reproductions of portrait paintings in color 1667c Ceremonial robes of the Order of the Garter 1667c | ||||
