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Description: | James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-1685) was born in Rotterdam, the illegitimate son of the exiled Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter, and was the favourite of the king's acknowledged children. Monmouth is shown wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. His father admitted him to the order in 1663 when he was fourteen, the same year he made him a duke, but he appears to be older in this portrait. Peter Lely's studio produced many portraits of Monmouth, satisfying demand for images of the popular duke. | Subjects: | Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch) portrait (Scott James | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) and studio Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8574... | Go to resource |
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