247. Sir Peter Lely, attribution (British, 1618-1680), "Portrait of lady Middleton", c.1670; oil/canvas, 29" x 22". Highly important British portrait painter of the 17th century. Lely succeeded Anthony Van Dyke as the leading portrait painter in London after Van Dyke's death in 1641. Lely secured the patronage of a group of noblemen, including the Earls of Leicester, Salisbury, Pembroke, and Northumberland (who were all prominent in court before the Civil War, and had remained in London during the conflict). By the early 1660s, Lely was given an annual pension by Charles II, and was naturalized. From the 1640s through the late 1670s, and the emerging popularity of Godfrey Kneller, Lely had virtually no competition. Lely was knighted in January of 1680, and died in late November of the same year. 10,000-20,000

248. John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876), "Study of an Old Man at Sora", c.1840; watercolor/paper, 10" x 15", signed. Highly important watercolorist of the mid 19th century. Lewis entered Thomas Laurence's studio in 1820, as a draughtsman of animals. He first turned his attention to watercolor painting in 1827, and became a full member of the Old Watercolour Society by 1829. He toured Spain and Morocco between 1832-34, and then returned to England to elaborate upon his sketches and drawings. This series of watercolors earned him the sobriquet, "Spanish Lewis". In the late 1830s, he left again for a prolonged tour of Europe and the Near East. He traveled through Italy, Greece, and Istanbul before continuing to Egypt in 1841. He married in 1847, and he and his wife returned to England in 1851. He was elected President of the Old Watercolour Society in 1855, but eventually had to switch to oil painting for financial reasons. 20,000-25,000

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