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Though this portrait demonstrates Lely’s successful adoption of the elegant style of Van Dyck, it has a formulaic quality absent from the Flemish master’s work. Thomas Thynne’s pose recurs in several other works by Lely. Indeed, to keep up with demand, Lely had his studio assistants prepare paintings with stock poses to which he simply added his sitter’s features.
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
London
Title
Sir Thomas Thynne, Later 1st Viscount Weymouth
Date
c.1675
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 125 x W 102.2 cm
Accession number
P.1947.LF.217
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Arthur Hamilton, Viscount Lee of Fareham, 1947
Work type
Painting
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Somerset House, Strand, London, Greater London WC2R 0RN England
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