LELY, Sir Peter
(b. 1618, Soest, d. 1680, London)

Portrait of Lucy Brydges

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Oil on canvas, 124 x 99 cm
Private collection

Lucy Brydges (Lady Loftus, Later Viscountess Lisburne) was the daughter and co-heir of George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos of Sudeley and his wife Jane, daughter of John Savage, Earl Rivers. She married Adam Loftus, son of Sir Arthur Loftus of Rathfarnham, Dublin. In 1686 her husband was created Viscount Lisburne.

The sitter is portrayed three-quarter length, seated in a landscape, wearing a green dress and white chemise, a bird to the left.