1673
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Charles Killigrew (1655–1724/1725) is a 1673 oil by Peter Lely, a Barbizon school work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a man with long, curly hair and a dark, brown cloak over a white shirt. He is holding a cane in his right hand and leaning against a railing with his left hand. The background is a red curtain and a landscape painting. The man's attire and the landscape painting in the background suggest a sense of elegance and refinement. The artist's use of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Sir Peter Lely (Dutch: ; 14 September 1618 – 30 November 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.
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