Lot 45
Attributed to Sir Peter Lely(Soest 1618-1680 London)and studio Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, half-length, in a gold dress with slashed sleeves, seated before a curtain in a Sunderland frame
3 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£15,000 - £25,000
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Attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618-1680 London), and studio
Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, half-length, in a gold dress with slashed sleeves, seated before a curtain
oil on canvas
95.8 x 83.4cm (37 11/16 x 32 13/16in).
in a Sunderland frame
oil on canvas
95.8 x 83.4cm (37 11/16 x 32 13/16in).
in a Sunderland frame
Footnotes
Provenance
With Philip Mould, London, where purchased by the present owner
Anne Hyde's father, Edward Hyde, was a member of the gentry and leading advisor to King Charles I during the Civil War. Following the King's execution, he, along with his family, went into exile with King Charles II, during which time they were given shelter by Mary, Princess of Orange, in the Netherlands. Anne Hyde was appointed lady in waiting to Mary, and caught the attention of James, Duke of York, the younger brother of the exiled King Charles II and the future King James II. Though their union faced some opposition, King Charles approved the marriage and they wed in 1660. Their two surviving children, Mary II and Anne, both became future Queens of England.
Other three-quarter- and full-length versions of this portrait by Sir Peter Lely are currently in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405641 and 402852, respectively), with some differences. Anne Hyde was an important patron of Lely, and 10 portraits of the Duchess were found in the artist's studio at the time of his death.