Grand Ladies

Pieter van der Faes (14 September, 1618 – 30 November, 1680), a Dutchman born in Germany who took up residence and worked in the United Kingdom, is known in the English-speaking world as Sir Peter Lely. He was the premier British portraitist in the middle 1600s. Many of his portraits of women in casual opulence adorned with pearls and other jewels are undated.

The UK Royal Collection has a large number of Lely portraits, click here for a great summary article with images and click here for the Royal Collection's site list of Lelys.

There is a good article about him here.

Anne, first wife of Sir Frances Warre by Sir Peter Lely (Mead Art Museum at Amherst College - Amherst Massachusetts USA)

Lady Whitmore attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Manchester Art Gallery)

Lady Margaret Parker by Sir Peter Lely (auctioned by Sotheby's)

Mary Bankes, Lady Jenkinson by Sir Peter Lely (location unknown to gogm)

Mary Lee, wife of Sir John Morley by Sir Peter Lely (Christie's)

Elizabeth, Countess-of Cork by Sir Peter Lely (private-collection)

Countess of Meath by Sir Peter Lely (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)

Elisabeth Butler, née Stanhope Countess of Chesterfield by Sir Peter Lely (location unknown to gogm)