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Sir Peter Lely (1618-80)
Princess Isabella (1676-81) c. 1677
Oil on canvas | 91.5 x 80 x 1.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 401249
Presence Chamber, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Princess Isabella, born on 28 August 1676, was the second eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (1685-1688) and his second wife, Mary of Modena. This portrait was probably painted in 1677 as it shows the Princess at around the age of one.
Provenance
First recorded in store (and hanging in the Waiting Room) at Kensington Palace in 1710 (no 38); on the King's Stair in 1720 and 1750, and in Queen Caroline's Dressing Room at Kensington in 1818 (no 465)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
91.5 x 80 x 1.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
108.0 x 96.4 x 7.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Princess Isabella (1676-1681), daughter of James VII & II
Princess Isabella (1676-1681), daughter of James II & VII
