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| Keywords: Jane Needham, Mrs Myddleton, 1663-5 by Lely.jpg Artwork creator Peter Lely Jane Needham was the daughter of Sir Robert Needham and in 1660 she married Charles Myddelton of Ruabon in Wales Described by John Evelyn as 'that famous and indeed incomparable beauty' she was pursued by both King Charles II and the Duke of York but resisted becoming a royal mistress although she was the mistress of the Duke of Montagu and later the Earl of Rochester Her beauty inspired the poets Edmund Waller and Saint-Evremond Pepys also records that she was a skilful amateur painter ~ 1663 1665 oil canvas cm 124 1 101 6 Institution Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Institution Hampton Court Palace object history Anne Hyde Duchess of York Langswitch für eine Serie bekannt als for the series known as the ˜ Windsor Beauties ™ exhibition history credit line http //www royalcollection org uk/collection/401211 Royal Collection accession number http //www royalcollection org uk/collection/401211 RCIN 401211 pd-art-100 DEFAULTSORT Middleton Jane Needham Jane Needham Female portraits by Peter Lely Windsor Beauties 17th-century portrait paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom | ||||
