Lely self-portrait for sale
June 2 2016
Pictures: Sotheby's
A rare self-portrait drawing by Sir Peter Lely is to be sold by Sotheby’s this summer in London. the estimate is £600k-£800k. The drawing has until recently been on long-term loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. In the same collection is a drawing of Lely’s son (80k-£120k (below) and his wife Ursula (of whom no image is provided by Sotheby's, but the estimate is £6k-£8k - perhaps a reminder that portrait valuation can be somewhat subjective).
