Jane_Needham,_Mrs_Myddleton,_1663-5_by_Lely.jpg
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Summary
Peter Lely : Jane Needham, Mrs Myddleton (1646-92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q161336
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Title |
Jane Needham, Mrs Myddleton (1646-92) with a cornucopia, possibly as Demeter
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Part of | Windsor Beauties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Jane Needham was the daughter of Sir Robert Needham and in 1660 she married Charles Myddelton of Ruabon in Wales. Described by John Evelyn as 'that famous and indeed incomparable beauty', she was pursued by both King Charles II and the Duke of York, but resisted becoming a royal mistress, although she was the mistress of the Duke of Montagu and later the Earl of Rochester. Her beauty inspired the poets Edmund Waller and Saint-Evremond. Pepys also records that she was a skilful amateur painter.
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Depicted people | Jane Myddelton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
between circa 1663 and circa 1665
date QS:P571,+1663-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1663-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 124.1 cm (48.8 in); width: 101.6 cm (40 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,124.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,101.6U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
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Current location |
institution QS:P195,Q205666
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Object history |
commissioned by
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
for the series known as the ‘
Windsor Beauties
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References | Royal Collection (UK) ID : 401211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Royal Collection |
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